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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σπόροςG4703
Pronunciationspóros
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 Itseed5×Mark 4:26, Mark 4:27, Luke 8:5, Luke 8:11
store of seed1×2 Corinthians 9:10
Show sample aligned rows
Mark 4:26σπόρονtoseedNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularMark 4:27σπόροςtoseedNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularLuke 8:5σπόρονtoseedNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularLuke 8:11σπόροςtoseedNoun - Nominative Masculine Singular2 Corinthians 9:10σπόρον*toseedNoun - Accusative Masculine Singular2 Corinthians 9:10σπόρονtostore of seedNoun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMark 4:26
Aligned rows6
Books represented3
Mark2Luke22 Corinthians2
Source forms
σπόρον3xsporonMark 4:26, Luke 8:5, 2 Corinthians 9:10
σπόρος2xsporosMark 4:27, Luke 8:11
σπόρον*1xsporon2 Corinthians 9:10
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular4xMark 4:26, Luke 8:5, 2 Corinthians 9:10
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular2xMark 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'sG4703
Lexical occurrences6 versesGreek text appearances5 timesWord forms2 forms6 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkLuke 8:4–15Source Gloss
seed
Extended definitionSource: 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 corpusGreek 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 4:26Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
σπόρονsporon
seed for sowing
Read verseMark 4:27Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
σπόροςsporov
seed for sowing
Read verseLuke 8:5Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
σπόρονsporon
seed for sowing
Read verseLuke 8:11Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
σπόροςsporov
seed for sowing
Read verse2 Corinthians 9:10Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
σπόρονsporon
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 patterns2Aligned forms6Case patternAccusative (4)Number patternSingular (6)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · MasculineMark 4:27 · Luke 8:112×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineMark 4:26 · Luke 8:5 · 2 Cor 9:104×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Additional Occurrences
Luke 8:4–15σπόροςspóros
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