Definition
βλαστάνω,
[in LXX for צמח, etc. ;]
1. to sprout: Matthew 13:26, Mark 4:27, Hebrews 9:4.
2. In late Gk., causal, to make to grow, produce: with accusative, James 5:18.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as βλαστάνω:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
4 total
- Matthew 13:26ἐβλάστησεν · sproutedWhen the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared.
- Mark 4:27βλαστᾷ · sproutsNight and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how.
- Hebrews 9:4βλαστήσασα · had budded…containing the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. Inside the ark were the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant.
- James 5:18ἐβλάστησεν · yieldedAgain he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops.