Definition
σπόρος, -ου, ὁ
(σπείρω), [in LXX chiefly for זֶרַע ;]
= σπορά,
1. sowing or seedtime.
2. seed sown (so usually in late Gk.): Mark 4:26-27, Luke 8:5, 11, 2 Corinthians 9:10 a (LTr.); metaphorically, of almsgiving, 2 Corinthians 9:10 b.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as σπόρος:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
6 total
- Mark 4:26σπόρον · seedJesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.
- Mark 4:27σπόρος · seedNight and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how.
- Luke 8:5σπόρον · seed“A farmer went out to sow his seed. And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, where it was trampled, and the birds of the air devoured it.
- Luke 8:11σπόρος · seedNow this is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.
- 2 Corinthians 9:10σπόρον · seed; σπόρον · store of seedNow He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your store of seed and will increase the harvest of your righteousness.