ΣΠΕΙΡΑΙ, σπειραι
SPEIRAI, speirai
Sounds Like: spee-RAI
Translations: to sow, to scatter, to spread
From the root: ΣΠΕΙΡΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is the aorist active infinitive form of the verb 'σπείρω' (speirō), meaning 'to sow' or 'to scatter'. It describes the action of distributing seeds over the ground for growth, or more generally, to spread something widely. It can be used in contexts of planting crops, but also metaphorically for spreading ideas or people.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G4687 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Mark — 4:3
Ignatius of Antioch
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Ephesians — 9:1
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 14 — 15:449
Josephus' The Jewish War
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 125:1
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΠΕΙΡΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΔΙΑΣΠΙΡΩ — to scatter, to disperse, to sow abroad
- ἘΠΕΣΠΕΙΡΕΝ — sowed, scattered seed, planted
- ἘΣΠΑΡΚΑΣ — you have sown, you sowed
- ἘΣΠΑΡΜΕΝΗ — sown, scattered, a sown (one), a scattered (one)
- ἘΣΠΑΡΜΕΝΟΝ — sown, that which has been sown, a sown thing
- ἘΣΠΑΡΤΑΙ — has been sown, has been scattered, is sown, is scattered
- ἘΣΠΕΙΡΑ — I sowed, sowed
- ἘΣΠΕΙΡΑΜΕΝ — we sowed, we have sown
- ἘΣΠΕΙΡΑΝ — they sowed, they planted
- ἘΣΠΕΙΡΑΣ — you sowed, you have sown
- ἘΣΠΕΙΡΑΤΕ — you sowed, you have sown
- ἘΣΠΕΙΡΕΝ — sowed, did sow, planted, scattered
- ΕΠΕΣΠΑΡΚΕΝ — has sown, has scattered, has spread
- ΕΣΠΑΡΜΕΝΗ — sown, having been sown
- ΕΣΠΑΡΜΕΝΟΝ — sown, scattered, dispersed, spread out
- ΕΣΠΕΙΡΑ — I sowed, I scattered, I dispersed
- ΕΣΠΕΙΡΑΜΕΝ — we sowed, we have sown
- ΕΣΠΕΙΡΑΝ — they sowed, they scattered, they planted
- ΕΣΠΕΙΡΑΣ — you sowed, you scattered, you dispersed, you spread
- ΕΣΠΕΙΡΟΝ — they were sowing, they sowed, they had sown
- ΕΣΠΙΡΑΜΕΝ — we sowed, we have sown
- ΕΣΠΙΡΕΝ — he sowed, it was sown, he scattered, it was scattered
- ΕΣΠΡΑΡΜΕΝΗ — sown, scattered, dispersed
- ΠΑΡΕΣΠΑΡΤΑΙ — has been scattered, has been dispersed, has been sown
- ΣΠΑΡ — scatter, sow, disperse, spread
- ΣΠΑΡΕΙΣ — sown, having been sown, scattered, having been scattered
- ΣΠΑΡΕΝ — sown, that which is sown, a seed
- ΣΠΑΡΕΝΤΑΣ — having been sown, sown, scattered
- ΣΠΑΡΕΝΤΕΣ — having been sown, sown, scattered
- ΣΠΑΡΗ — was sown, was scattered, was dispersed
- ΣΠΑΡΗΝΑΙ — to be sown, to be scattered, to be planted
- ΣΠΑΡΗΣΕΣΘΕ — you will be sown, you will be scattered, you will be dispersed
- ΣΠΑΡΗΣΕΤΑΙ — will be sown, shall be sown
- ΣΠΕΙΡ — to sow, to scatter, to spread, to plant
- ΣΠΕΙΡΑΙΜΙ — I might sow, I would sow
- ΣΠΕΙΡΑΝ — to sow, to scatter seed, to plant
- ΣΠΕΙΡΑΝΤΕΣ — sowing, having sown, those who sowed
- ΣΠΕΙΡΑΝΤΙ — sowing, having sown, to sow, to scatter, to plant
- ΣΠΕΙΡΑΝΤΟΣ — (of) the sower, (of) the one who sowed, (of) the one having sown
- ΣΠΕΙΡΑΤΕ — sow, plant
- ΣΠΕΙΡΕ — sow, scatter, spread
- ΣΠΕΙΡΕΙ — sows, plants, scatters, spreads
- ΣΠΕΙΡΕΙΝ — to sow, to scatter seed, to plant
- ΣΠΕΙΡΕΙΣ — you sow, you are sowing
- ΣΠΕΙΡΕΤΑΙ — is sown, is being sown
- ΣΠΕΙΡΕΤΕ — sow, plant
- ΣΠΕΙΡΗΤΕ — sow, plant, scatter seed
- ΣΠΕΙΡΟΜΕΝΑ — sown, being sown, that which is sown, things sown
- ΣΠΕΙΡΟΜΕΝΟΙ — being sown, those being sown, sown
- ΣΠΕΙΡΟΜΕΝΟΝ — being sown, that which is sown, sown
- ΣΠΕΙΡΟΜΕΝΩΝ — of those sowing, of those being sown, of things sown, of things being sown, of what is sown
- ΣΠΕΙΡΟΝ — sowing, to sow, a sowing one, a sower
- ΣΠΕΙΡΟΝΤΑΣ — sowing, planting, scattering, spreading
- ΣΠΕΙΡΟΝΤΕΣ — sowing, those who sow, a sower, to sow
- ΣΠΕΙΡΟΝΤΙ — sowing, a sower, to the one sowing
- ΣΠΕΙΡΟΥΣΙΝ — they sow, they plant
- ΣΠΕΙΡΩ — sow, scatter, plant, spread
- ΣΠΕΙΡΩΜΕΝ — we sow, we might sow, we may sow
- ΣΠΕΙΡΩΝ — sowing, a sower, the one who sows
- ΣΠΕΙΡΩΣΙ — sow, scatter seed, plant
- ΣΠΕΙΡΩΣΙΝ — they sow, they might sow, they may sow
- ΣΠΕΡΕΙ — he sows, she sows, it sows, to sow
- ΣΠΕΡΕΙΝ — to sow, to scatter seed, to plant
- ΣΠΕΡΕΙΣ — you will sow, you sow
- ΣΠΕΡΕΙΤΕ — you will sow, you shall sow, you sow
- ΣΠΕΡΟΥΝΤΑ — sowing, to sow, one who sows
- ΣΠΙΡΑΙΜΙ — I sow, I scatter, I spread
- ΣΠΙΡΑΝΤΕΣ — sowing, scattering, having sown, having scattered
- ΣΠΙΡΑΝΤΟΣ — sown, having been sown, that which is sown, a sown thing
- ΣΠΙΡΕΙ — sows, scatters, plants, spreads
- ΣΠΙΡΕΙΝ — to sow, to scatter seed, to plant
- ΣΠΙΡΕΙΣ — you sow, you are sowing, you scatter, you are scattering
- ΣΠΙΡΟΜΕΝΟΙ — sowing, being sown, scattering, being scattered
- ΣΠΙΡΟΝΤΑΙΣ — (to) those sowing, (to) those scattering, (to) those planting
- ΣΠΙΡΟΝΤΕΣ — sowing, scattering, planting
- ΣΠΙΡΟΥΣΙΝ — they sow, they scatter, they spread
- ΣΠΙΡΩ — to sow, to scatter seed, to plant, to spread, to propagate
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