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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 4703. σπόρος (sporos) -- Seed</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/4703.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/matthew/16-3.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/4703.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 4703</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/4702.htm" title="4702">◄</a> 4703. sporos <a href="../greek/4704.htm" title="4704">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">sporos: Seed</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">σπόρος</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>sporos<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>SPO-ros<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(spro'-os)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Seed<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>seed for sowing.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek verb σπείρω (speirō), meaning "to sow" or "to scatter seed."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>H2233 (זֶרַע, zera):</b> Often used in the Old Testament to denote seed, offspring, or descendants, carrying similar connotations of potential and future growth.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>In the New Testament, "sporos" primarily refers to seed in the literal sense, used for sowing and planting. It is often employed metaphorically to represent the Word of God, the message of the Kingdom, or the potential for spiritual growth and fruitfulness. The concept of seed is integral to parables and teachings of Jesus, illustrating the principles of growth, faith, and the Kingdom of God.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the agrarian society of ancient Israel and the broader Greco-Roman world, sowing seed was a common and vital activity. The process of planting and harvesting was well understood by Jesus' audience, making it an effective metaphor for spiritual truths. Seeds were seen as symbols of potential and life, encapsulating the mystery of growth and the promise of future harvests.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/4687.htm">speiró</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a sowing, i.e. seed (sown)<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>seed (5).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 4703: σπόρος</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">σπόρος</span></span>, <span class="greek2">σπόρου</span>, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> (<span class="greek2">σπείρω</span>, 2 perfect <span class="greek2">ἐσπορα</span>); <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">a sowing</span> (<span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Xenophon</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Theophrastus</span>, others). <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> <span class="accented">seed</span> (used in sowing): <a href="/interlinear/mark/4-26.htm">Mark 4:26</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/8-5.htm">Luke 8:5, 11</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/9-10.htm">2 Corinthians 9:10</a>a (<span class="manuref">L</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span>, 10b) (<a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/11-10.htm">Deuteronomy 11:10</a>; <span class="abbreviation">Theocr</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, others).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>seed sown. <p>From <a href="/greek/4687.htm">speiro</a>; a scattering (of seed), i.e. (concretely) seed (as sown) -- seed (X sown). <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4687.htm">speiro</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>σπορον σπόρον σπορος σπόρος σπόρω sporon spóron sporos spóros<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/mark/4-26.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 4:26</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">βάλῃ τὸν <b>σπόρον</b> ἐπὶ τῆς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a man who casts <span class="itali">seed</span> upon the soil;<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> should cast <span class="itali">seed</span> into<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/4-26.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> should cast the <span class="itali">seed</span> upon the<p><b><a href="/text/mark/4-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 4:27</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ ὁ <b>σπόρος</b> βλαστᾷ καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> up by day, <span class="itali">and the seed</span> sprouts<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> day, and <span class="itali">the seed</span> should spring and<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/4-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the <span class="itali">seed</span> should sprout and<p><b><a href="/text/luke/8-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 8:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/8.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">σπεῖραι τὸν <b>σπόρον</b> αὐτοῦ καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> out to sow <span class="itali">his seed;</span> and as he sowed,<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to sow his <span class="itali">seed:</span> and as<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/8-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to sow the <span class="itali">seed</span> of him and<p><b><a href="/text/luke/8-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 8:11</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/8.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">παραβολή Ὁ <b>σπόρος</b> ἐστὶν ὁ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> is this: <span class="itali">the seed</span> is the word<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> is this: <span class="itali">The seed</span> is the word<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/8-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> parable The <span class="itali">seed</span> is the<p><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/9-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 9:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">δὲ ἐπιχορηγῶν <b>σπόρον</b> τῷ σπείροντι</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and multiply <span class="itali">your seed</span> for sowing and increase<br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> multiply your <span class="itali">seed sown,</span> and increase<br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/9-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> moreover supplies <span class="itali">seed</span> to him that sows<p><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/9-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 9:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πληθυνεῖ τὸν <b>σπόρον</b> ὑμῶν καὶ</span><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/9-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> may he multiply the <span class="itali">seed</span> of you and<p><b><a href="/greek/4703.htm">Strong's Greek 4703</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4703.htm">6 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/sporon_4703.htm">σπόρον — 4 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/sporos_4703.htm">σπόρος — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/4702.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="4702"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="4702" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/4704.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="4704"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="4704" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>