ΣΠΕΙΡΩΝ, σπειρων
SPEIRŌN, speirōn
Sounds Like: SPAY-ron
Translations: sowing, a sower, the one who sows
From the root: ΣΠΕΙΡΩ
Part of Speech: Verb, Participle
Explanation: This word is a present active participle of the verb 'σπείρω', meaning 'to sow' or 'to scatter seed'. As a participle, it functions like an adjective or a noun, describing someone who is in the act of sowing or has the characteristic of sowing. It can be translated as 'sowing' (adjectival) or 'the one who sows' (substantival). It is often used metaphorically in the New Testament to describe the act of spreading the word of God or performing good deeds.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine, Present, Active, Participle
Strong’s number: G4687 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Rome
- Clement’s First Letter — 24:5
Codex Sinaiticus
Josephus' The Jewish War
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 125:1
Life of Flavius Josephus, The
- The Life of Flavius Josephus — 43:214
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Matthew — 13:3, 13:37
- Mark — 4:3, 4:14
- Luke — 8:5
- John — 4:36, 4:37
- 2 Corinthians — 9:6
- Galatians — 6:8
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
- ΣΠΕΙΡΑΙ — to sow, to scatter, to spread
- 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
- 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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