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σπέρμα

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greekNew TestamentNoun · neuter43 occurrences13 books40 verses

Definition

σπέρμα, -τος, τό

(σπείρω) [in LXX chiefly for זֶרַע ;]

seed;

(a) of plants: Matthew 13:24, 27; 13:37-38, 2 Corinthians 9:10; pl., Matthew 13:32, Mark 4:31, 1 Corinthians 15:33; metaphorically, of an escaping remnant (שָׂרִיד, Isaiah 1:9; cf. Wis.14.6; Plat., Tim., 23c; FlJ, Ant., xi, 5, 3), Romans 9:29;

(b) of men (as γονή; Lat. semen genitale; so in cl.; cf. in LXX, Leviticus 15:16, al.): Hebrews 11:11; metaphorically, of the divine influence, 1 John 3:9; by meton. (as frequently in poets), seed, offspring, posterity: Matthew 22:24-25, Mark 12:19-22, Luke 1:55; 20:28" (LXX) John 7:42; 8:33, 37, Acts 3:25; 7:5-6; 13:23, Romans 1:3; 4:13, 18; 9:7-8; 11:1, 2 Corinthians 11:22, Galatians 3:16, 19, 2 Timothy 2:8, Hebrews 2:16; 11:18; pl. (FlJ, Ant., viii, 7, 6; Flat., Leg., ix, 853 with; 4Ma.18.1; in Ga, l.with, contrasted with sing., see Lft., in l; Milligan, NTD, 105 f.), Galatians 3:16; of spiritual offspring, Romans 4:16, 18; 9:8, Galatians 3:29, Revelation 12:17.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

43 total
  1. Matthew 13:24σπέρμα · seed
    Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
  2. Matthew 13:27σπέρμα · seed
    The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’
  3. Matthew 13:32σπερμάτων · seeds
    Although it is the smallest of all seeds, yet it grows into the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”
  4. Matthew 13:37σπέρμα · seed
    He replied, “The One who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.
  5. Matthew 13:38σπέρμα · seed
    The field is the world, and the good seed represents the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,
  6. Matthew 22:24σπέρμα · offspring
    “Teacher,” they said, “Moses declared that if a man dies without having children, his brother is to marry the widow and raise up offspring for him.
  7. Matthew 22:25σπέρμα · children
    Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died without having children. So he left his wife to his brother.
  8. Mark 4:31σπερμάτων · seeds
    It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth.
  9. Mark 12:19σπέρμα · offspring
    “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him.
  10. Mark 12:20σπέρμα · children
    Now there were seven brothers. The first one married and died, leaving no children.
  11. Mark 12:21σπέρμα · children
    Then the second one married the widow, but he also died and left no children. And the third did likewise.
  12. Mark 12:22σπέρμα · [any] children
    In this way, none of the seven left any children. And last of all, the woman died.
  13. Luke 1:55σπέρματι · descendants
    …as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.”
  14. Luke 20:28σπέρμα · offspring
    “Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him.
  15. John 7:42σπέρματος · line
    Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Christ will come from the line of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”
  16. John 8:33Σπέρμα · descendants
    “We are Abraham’s descendants,” they answered. “We have never been slaves to anyone. How can You say we will be set free?”
  17. John 8:37σπέρμα · descendants
    I know you are Abraham’s descendants, but you are trying to kill Me because My word has no place within you.
  18. Acts 3:25σπέρματί · offspring
    And you are sons of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers when He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.’
  19. Acts 7:5σπέρματι · descendants
    He gave him no inheritance here, not even a foot of ground. But God promised to give possession of the land to Abraham and his descendants, even though he did not yet have a child.
  20. Acts 7:6σπέρμα · descendants
    God told him that his descendants would be foreigners in a strange land, and that they would be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.
  21. Acts 13:23σπέρματος · descendants
    From the descendants of this man, God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as He promised.
  22. Romans 1:3σπέρματος
    …regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh,
  23. Romans 4:13σπέρματι · offspring
    For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world was not given through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.
  24. Romans 4:16σπέρματι · offspring
    Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may rest on grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring—not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all.
  25. Romans 4:18σπέρμα · offspring
    Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.”
  26. Romans 9:7σπέρμα · descendants; σπέρμα · offspring
    Nor because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his children. On the contrary, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”
  27. Romans 9:8σπέρμα · offspring
    So it is not the children of the flesh who are God’s children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as offspring.
  28. Romans 9:29σπέρμα · descendants
    It is just as Isaiah foretold: “Unless the Lord of Hosts had left us descendants, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.”
  29. Romans 11:1σπέρματος · a descendant
    I ask then, did God reject His people? Certainly not! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.
  30. 1 Corinthians 15:38σπερμάτων · seed
    But God gives it a body as He has designed, and to each kind of seed He gives its own body.
  31. 2 Corinthians 11:22σπέρμα · descendants
    Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I.
  32. Galatians 3:16σπέρματι · seed; σπέρμασιν · to seeds; σπέρματί · seed
    The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ.
  33. Galatians 3:19σπέρμα · seed
    Why then was the law given? It was added because of transgressions, until the arrival of the seed to whom the promise referred. It was administered through angels by a mediator.
  34. Galatians 3:29σπέρμα · seed
    And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed and heirs according to the promise.
  35. 2 Timothy 2:8σπέρματος · descended
    Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, descended from David, as proclaimed by my gospel,
  36. Hebrews 2:16σπέρματος · [the] descendants
    For surely it is not the angels He helps, but the descendants of Abraham.
  37. Hebrews 11:11σπέρματος · a child
    By faith Sarah, even though she was barren and beyond the proper age, was enabled to conceive a child, because she considered Him faithful who had promised.
  38. Hebrews 11:18σπέρμα · offspring
    …even though God had said to him, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”
  39. 1 John 3:9σπέρμα · seed
    Anyone born of God refuses to practice sin, because God’s seed abides in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God.
  40. Revelation 12:17σπέρματος · children
    And the dragon was enraged at the woman and went to make war with the rest of her children, who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus. And the dragon stood on the shore of the sea.