Greek Word Study
σπείρω
speírō
G4687
Quick Facts
Strong's Number
G4687
KJV Translations
sow(- er)receive seed
Derivation / Root
probably strengthened from G4685 (σπάω) (through the idea of extending);
Definition of speírō
σπείρω (speírō) — to scatter, i.e. sow (literally or figuratively)
Word Origin
This word comes probably strengthened from G4685 (σπάω) (through the idea of extending); See the root word: G4685 (σπάω).
KJV Translation Variants
The Greek word σπείρω (speírō) is translated into the following English words in the King James Version:
Translation data from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible.
Related Greek Words
Words sharing the same root or derived from σπείρω.
σπάω
spáō
G4685
to draw
διασπείρω
diaspeírō
G1289
to sow throughout, i.e. (figuratively) distribute in foreign lands
σπέρμα
spérma
G4690
something sown, i.e. seed (including the male "sperm"); by implication, offspring; specially, a remnant (figuratively, as if kept over for planting)
σπορά
sporá
G4701
a sowing, i.e. (by implication) parentage
σπόρος
spóros
G4703
a scattering (of seed), i.e. (concretely) seed (as sown)
σπυρίς
spyrís
G4711
a hamper or lunch-receptacle
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