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καλὸν σπέρμα

Good · seed: offspring

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καλός G2570 good
Pronunciation kalós
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σπέρμα G4690 seed: offspring
Pronunciation spérma
Offspring or descendants, often used metaphorically for spiritual progeny or promised heirs in covenant theology.
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What does καλὸν σπέρμα (kalon sperma) mean in the Bible?

καλός · σπέρμα is a Greek word meaning "good seed".

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Meaning

good seed
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Neuter Matt 13:38 · Matt 15:26 · Matt 17:4 · Matt 18:8 · Matt 18:9 · Matt 26:24 · Mark 7:27 · Mark 9:5 · Mark 9:42 · Mark 9:43 · Mark 9:45 · Mark 9:47 · Mark 9:50 · Mark 14:21 · Luke 6:43 · Luke 9:33 27×
Nominative · Singular · Masculine John 10:11 · John 10:14 · Rom 7:16 · 1 Tim 1:8 · 1 Tim 4:6 · 2 Tim 2:3 7×
Nominative · Plural · Neuter 1 Tim 5:25 · Titus 3:8 2×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine 1 Pet 4:10 1×
Genitive · Plural · Neuter Titus 2:7 · Titus 2:14 · Titus 3:8 · Titus 3:14 · Heb 10:24 · 1 Pet 2:12 6×
Genitive · Singular · Neuter John 10:33 · 1 Tim 3:1 · Heb 5:14 3×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine 1 Tim 4:6 · Jas 3:13 2×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Luke 8:15 2×
Dative · Plural · Neuter 1 Tim 5:10 · 1 Tim 6:18 2×
Dative · Plural · Masculine Luke 21:5 1×
101 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Galatians 3 — Faith, Promise, and the Curse-Bearing Christ Galatians 6 — Boasting Only in the Cross: Spirit-Shaped Community and New Creation John 10 — The Good Shepherd, the Door, and the Son One with the Father Mark 12 — The Rejected Son, the Greatest Commandment, the Lord of David, and the Widow’s Offering Mark 14 — The Son of Man Handed Over: Anointing, Supper, Gethsemane, Betrayal, Trial, and Denial Mark 4 — The Mystery of the Kingdom: Hearing, Fruitfulness, and the Lord over the Storm Matthew 12 — The Lord of the Sabbath, the Servant of the Lord, and the Crisis of Unbelief Matthew 13 — The Kingdom in Parables: Hearing, Hiddenness, Growth, Worth, and Judgment Matthew 5 — Kingdom Blessedness, Fulfilled Law, and Heart-Level Righteousness Matthew 7 — Kingdom Discernment, the Narrow Way, and the Wise Builder Romans 12 — Living Sacrifices, Renewed Minds, Humble Service, and Love Without Hypocrisy Romans 9 — God’s Faithfulness, Sovereign Mercy, and Israel’s Stumbling Over Christ

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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