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Name of God’s Son

ΣΠΙΡΟΜΕΝΟΙ, σπιρομενοι

SPIROMENOI, spiromenoi

Sounds Like: spee-ROH-meh-noy

Translations: sowing, being sown, scattering, being scattered

From the root: ΣΠΕΙΡΩ

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This word is a present middle or passive participle derived from the verb 'σπείρω' (speirō), meaning 'to sow' or 'to scatter'. As a participle, it functions like an adjective or adverb, describing an action that is ongoing. In the middle voice, it would mean 'sowing for oneself' or 'sowing one's own'. In the passive voice, it would mean 'being sown' or 'being scattered'. It describes a group of masculine individuals who are in the process of sowing or being sown/scattered.

Inflection: Present, Middle or Passive Voice, Participle, Nominative Case, Masculine Gender, Plural Number

Strong’s number: G4687 (Lookup on BibleHub)


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Codex Sinaiticus

From the same root

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