What does σπόριμος (spórimos) mean in the Bible?
σπόριμος (spórimos): Refers to cultivated grain fields already sown and growing, not generic farmland
Greek · G4702
σπόριμος
Grainfield
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σπόριμοςG4702
Pronunciationspórimos
What does σπόριμος (spórimos) mean in the Bible?
σπόριμος (spórimos): Refers to cultivated grain fields already sown and growing, not generic farmland
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How does the BSB render G4702?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include grainfields (2), [the] grainfields (1).
Where does σπόριμος (spórimos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 12:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (1), Mark (1), Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itgrainfields2×Matthew 12:1, Mark 2:23
[the] grainfields1×Luke 6:1
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 12:1
Aligned rows3
Books represented3
Matthew1Mark1Luke1
Source forms
σπορίμων3xsporimōnMatthew 12:1, Mark 2:23, Luke 6:1
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural3xMatthew 12:1, Mark 2:23, Luke 6:1
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Refers to cultivated grain fields already sown and growing, not generic farmland
Strong'sG4702
Lexical occurrences3 versesGreek text appearances3 timesWord forms1 form3 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
grainfield
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 12:1Adjective Genitive Plural Neuter
σπορίμων·sporimwn
sown, sown fields
Read verseMark 2:23Adjective Genitive Plural Neuter
σπορίμων,sporimwn
sown, sown fields
Read verseLuke 6:1Adjective Genitive Plural Neuter
σπορίμων·sporimwn
sown, sown fields
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns1Aligned forms3Case patternGenitive (3)Number patternPlural (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Plural · NeuterMatt 12:1 · Mark 2:23 · Luke 6:13×
Word Origins
σπόριμος is built from this root: