What does σπόρος (spóros) mean in the Bible?
σπόρος (spóros): Seed as the sown material itself rather than the act of sowing, emphasizing the physical agent of growth
Greek · G4703
σπόρος
Seed
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σπόρος G4703
Pronunciation spóros
What does σπόρος (spóros) mean in the Bible?
σπόρος (spóros): Seed as the sown material itself rather than the act of sowing, emphasizing the physical agent of growth
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4703?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include seed (5), store of seed (1).
Where does σπόρος (spóros) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 4:26. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Corinthians (2), Luke (2), Mark (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It seed 5× Mark 4:26, Mark 4:27, Luke 8:5, Luke 8:11
store of seed 1× 2 Corinthians 9:10
Show sample aligned rows
Mark 4:26 σπόρον to seed Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Mark 4:27 σπόρος to seed Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Luke 8:5 σπόρον to seed Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Luke 8:11 σπόρος to seed Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular 2 Corinthians 9:10 σπόρον* to seed Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular 2 Corinthians 9:10 σπόρον to store of seed Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 4:26
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 3
Mark 2 Luke 2 2 Corinthians 2
Source forms
σπόρον 3x sporon Mark 4:26, Luke 8:5, 2 Corinthians 9:10
σπόρος 2x sporos Mark 4:27, Luke 8:11
σπόρον* 1x sporon 2 Corinthians 9:10
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular 4x Mark 4:26, Luke 8:5, 2 Corinthians 9:10
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular 2x Mark 4:27, Luke 8:11
Evidence Summary
Revelation
Greek word. Seed as the sown material itself rather than the act of sowing, emphasizing the physical agent of growth
Strong's G4703
Lexical occurrences 6 verses Greek text appearances 5 times Word forms 2 forms 6 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 8:4–15 Source Gloss
seed
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Seed as the sown material itself rather than the act of sowing, emphasizing the physical agent of growth
(σπείρω), [in LXX chiefly for זֶרַע ;] = σπορά,
1sowing or seedtime.
2seed sown (so usually in late Gk.): Mrk.4:26-27, Luk.8:5, 11, 2Co.9:10 a (LTr.); metaphorically, of almsgiving, 2Co.9:10 b.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 4:26 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
σπόρον sporon
seed for sowing
Read verse Mark 4:27 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
σπόρος sporov
seed for sowing
Read verse Luke 8:5 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
σπόρον sporon
seed for sowing
Read verse Luke 8:11 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
σπόρος sporov
seed for sowing
Read verse 2 Corinthians 9:10 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
σπόρον sporon
seed for sowing
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 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 6 Case pattern Accusative (4) Number pattern Singular (6)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Mark 4:27 · Luke 8:11 2×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Mark 4:26 · Luke 8:5 · 2 Cor 9:10 4×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Additional Occurrences
Luke 8:4–15 σπόρος spóros
Seed
New Testament Witnesses
seed
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 6 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
σπόρος is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Represents the word of God that brings life.
Canonical Themes
Revelation
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain