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In the New Testament, it is used metaphorically to illustrate God's care and attention to even the smallest and seemingly insignificant creatures, emphasizing His providence and love for all His creation.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Palestine, sparrows were common and inexpensive birds, often sold in the marketplace. They were considered of little value, yet their presence in biblical texts highlights the theme of God's meticulous care for all His creatures. Sparrows were often used in teaching to convey messages about God's provision and the value He places on human life.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>dim. of strouthos (a sparrow)<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a sparrow<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>sparrows (4).<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 4765: στρουθίον</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">στρουθίον</span></span>, <span class="greek2">στρουθίου</span>, <span class="greek2">τό</span> (diminutive of <span class="greek2">στρουθός</span>), <span class="accented">a little bird,</span> especially of the <span class="accented">sparrow</span> sort, <span class="accented">a sparrow</span>: <a href="/interlinear/matthew/10-29.htm">Matthew 10:29, 31</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/12-6.htm">Luke 12:6</a>f (<span class="abbreviation">Aristotle</span>, h. a. 5, 2, p. 539{b}, 33; 9, 7, p. 613{a}, 33; the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> for <span class="hebrew">צִפּור</span>.) (Cf. Tristram in <span class="abbreviation">B. D.</span>, under the word <REFERENCE_WORK:Smith's Bible Dictionary><TOPIC:Sparrow>; Survey of Western Palestine, 'Fauna and Flora,' p. 67f.)<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>sparrow. <p>Diminutive of strouthos (a sparrow); a little sparrow -- sparrow. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>στρουθια στρουθία στρουθίον στρουθίου στρουθιων στρουθίων στρουθοί στρούθον στρουθών στροφάς στροφείς στρόφιγγος στροφωτοίς στρώμα στρωμναί στρωμναίς στρωμνή στρωμνήν στρωμνής strouthia strouthía strouthion strouthiōn strouthíon strouthíōn<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/matthew/10-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 10:29</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural">N-NNP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/10.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">οὐχὶ δύο <b>στρουθία</b> ἀσσαρίου πωλεῖται</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Are not two <span class="itali">sparrows</span> sold for a cent?<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> not two <span class="itali">sparrows</span> sold for a farthing?<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/10-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Not two <span class="itali">sparrows</span> for an assarion are sold<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/10-31.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 10:31</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural">N-GNP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/10.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">φοβεῖσθε πολλῶν <b>στρουθίων</b> διαφέρετε ὑμεῖς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> than many <span class="itali">sparrows.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> are of more value than many <span class="itali">sparrows.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/10-31.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> you should fear than many <span class="itali">sparrows</span> are worth more you<p><b><a href="/text/luke/12-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 12:6</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural">N-NNP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">οὐχὶ πέντε <b>στρουθία</b> πωλοῦνται ἀσσαρίων</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Are not five <span class="itali">sparrows</span> sold for two<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> not five <span class="itali">sparrows</span> sold for two<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/12-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Not five <span class="itali">sparrows</span> are sold for assarion<p><b><a href="/text/luke/12-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 12:7</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural">N-GNP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">φοβεῖσθε πολλῶν <b>στρουθίων</b> διαφέρετε </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> than many <span class="itali">sparrows.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/luke/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> than many <span class="itali">sparrows.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/12-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> fear than many <span class="itali">sparrows</span> you are more valuable<p><b><a href="/greek/4765.htm">Strong's Greek 4765</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4765.htm">4 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/strouthia_4765.htm">στρουθία — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/strouthio_n_4765.htm">στρουθίων — 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'; 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