What does φυτεύω (phyteúō) mean in the Bible?
φυτεύω (phyteúō): To plant something deliberately for future growth; used metaphorically for establishing spiritual foundations.
Greek · G5452
φυτεύω
To plant
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φυτεύω G5452
Pronunciation phyteúō
What does φυτεύω (phyteúō) mean in the Bible?
φυτεύω (phyteúō): To plant something deliberately for future growth; used metaphorically for establishing spiritual foundations.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5452?
The BSB source-word alignment has 11 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include planted (4), plants (3), has not planted (1), planted [the seed] (1), planting (1).
Where does φυτεύω (phyteúō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 15:13. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (4), Luke (4), Matthew (2), Mark (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 It planted 4× Matthew 21:33, Mark 12:1, Luke 17:6, Luke 20:9
plants 3× 1 Corinthians 3:7, 1 Corinthians 3:8, 1 Corinthians 9:7
has not planted 1× Matthew 15:13
planted [the seed] 1× 1 Corinthians 3:6
planting 1× Luke 17:28
that was planted 1× Luke 13:6
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 15:13 ἐφύτευσεν to has not planted Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Matthew 21:33 ἐφύτευσεν to planted Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Mark 12:1 ἐφύτευσεν to planted Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Luke 13:6 πεφυτευμένην to that was planted Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Feminine Singular Luke 17:6 φυτεύθητι to planted Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person Singular Luke 17:28 ἐφύτευον to planting Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Luke 20:9 ἐφύτευσεν to planted Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1 Corinthians 3:6 ἐφύτευσα to planted [the seed] Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular 1 Corinthians 3:7 φυτεύων to plants Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1 Corinthians 3:8 φυτεύων to plants Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 15:13
Aligned rows 11
Books represented 4
Matthew 2 Mark 1 Luke 4 1 Corinthians 4
Source forms
ἐφύτευσεν 4x ephyteusen Matthew 15:13, Matthew 21:33, Mark 12:1, Luke 20:9
φυτεύων 2x phyteuōn 1 Corinthians 3:7, 1 Corinthians 3:8
ἐφύτευον 1x ephyteuon Luke 17:28
ἐφύτευσα 1x ephyteusa 1 Corinthians 3:6
πεφυτευμένην 1x pephyteumenēn Luke 13:6
φυτεύει 1x phyteuei 1 Corinthians 9:7
φυτεύθητι 1x phyteuthēti Luke 17:6
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 4x Matthew 15:13, Matthew 21:33, Mark 12:1, Luke 20:9
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 2x 1 Corinthians 3:7, 1 Corinthians 3:8
Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person Singular 1x Luke 17:6
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular 1x 1 Corinthians 3:6
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Luke 17:28
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Feminine Singular 1x Luke 13:6
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x 1 Corinthians 9:7
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To plant something deliberately for future growth; used metaphorically for establishing spiritual foundations.
Strong's G5452
Lexical occurrences 11 verses Greek text appearances 11 times Word forms 3 forms 11 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link 1 Corinthians 3:5-9 Source Gloss
to plant
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To plant something deliberately for future growth; used metaphorically for establishing spiritual foundations.
(φυτόν, a plant, φύω), [in LXX chiefly for נָטַע, also for שָׁתַל, etc. ;] to plant: Luk.17:28, 1Co.3:6-8; with accusative, φυτείαν, Mat.15:13; ἀμπελῶνα, Mat.21:33, Mrk.12:1, Luk.20:9, 1Co.9:7; pass., before ἐν, Luk.13:6 17:6.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
11 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 15:13 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐφύτευσεν efuteusen
I plant
Read verse Matthew 21:33 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐφύτευσεν efuteusen
I plant
Read verse Mark 12:1 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐφύτευσεν efuteusen
I plant
Read verse Luke 13:6 Verb Perfect Passive Participle Accusative Singular Feminine
πεφυτευμένην· pefuteumenhn
I plant
Read verse Luke 17:6 Verb Second Person Singular Aorist Passive Imperative
φυτεύθητι futeuqhti
I plant
Read verse Luke 17:28 Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Active Indicative
ἐφύτευον, efuteuon
I plant
Read verse Luke 20:9 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐφύτευσεν efuteusen
I plant
Read verse 1 Corinthians 3:6 Verb First Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐφύτευσα, efuteusa
I plant
Read verse 1 Corinthians 3:7 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
φυτεύων futeuwn
I plant
Read verse 1 Corinthians 3:8 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
φυτεύων futeuwn
I plant
Read verse 1 Corinthians 9:7 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
φυτεύει futeuei
I plant
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 mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 11 Tenses Aorist, Present, Perfect, Imperfect Voices Active, Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 7×
Aorist Active Matt 15:13 · Matt 21:33 · Mark 12:1 · Luke 20:9 · 1 Cor 3:6 5×
Imperfect Active Luke 17:28 1×
Present Active 1 Cor 9:7 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 3×
Present Active 1 Cor 3:7 · 1 Cor 3:8 2×
Perfect Passive Luke 13:6 1×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Aorist Passive Luke 17:6 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 11 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 6 present 3 perfect 1 imperfect 1
Voice
active 9 passive 2
Mood
indicative 7 participle 3 imperative 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 15:13 ἐφύτευσεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 21:33 ἐφύτευσεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 12:1 ἐφύτευσεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 13:6 πεφυτευμένην perfect passive participle participle Luke 17:28 ἐφύτευον imperfect active indicative background Luke 17:6 φυτεύθητι aorist passive imperative imperative Luke 20:9 ἐφύτευσεν aorist active indicative completed 1 Corinthians 3:6 ἐφύτευσα aorist active indicative completed 1 Corinthians 3:7 φυτεύων present active participle participle 1 Corinthians 3:8 φυτεύων present active participle participle 1 Corinthians 9:7 φυτεύει present active indicative ongoing
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Spiritual planting by apostles in establishing churches and faith
Literal planting of vineyard in parable of the tenants
Hypothetical planting of mulberry tree as sign of miraculous faith
Showing 3 selected witnesses from 11 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
φυτεύω is built from this root:
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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