What does βλαστάνω (blastánō) mean in the Bible?
βλαστάνω (blastánō) is a Greek word meaning "to germinate; by implication, to yield fruit".
Greek · G985
βλαστάνω
To germinate; by implication, to yield fruit
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βλαστάνω G985
Pronunciation blastánō
What does βλαστάνω (blastánō) mean in the Bible?
βλαστάνω (blastánō) is a Greek word meaning "to germinate; by implication, to yield fruit".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G985?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include had budded (1), sprouted (1), sprouts (1), yielded (1).
Where does βλαστάνω (blastánō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 13:26. Its strongest book concentrations include Hebrews (1), James (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 It had budded 1× Hebrews 9:4
sprouted 1× Matthew 13:26
sprouts 1× Mark 4:27
yielded 1× James 5:18
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 13:26 ἐβλάστησεν to sprouted Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Mark 4:27 βλαστᾷ to sprouts Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular Hebrews 9:4 βλαστήσασα to had budded Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular James 5:18 ἐβλάστησεν to yielded Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 13:26
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 4
Matthew 1 Mark 1 Hebrews 1 James 1
Source forms
ἐβλάστησεν 2x eblastēsen Matthew 13:26, James 5:18
βλαστᾷ 1x blasta Mark 4:27
βλαστήσασα 1x blastēsasa Hebrews 9:4
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 2x Matthew 13:26, James 5:18
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular 1x Hebrews 9:4
Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Mark 4:27
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to germinate; by implication, to yield fruit
Strong's G985
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Word forms 3 forms 4 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to germinate; by implication, to yield fruit
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 13:26 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐβλάστησεν eblasthsen
I sprout, cause to sprout, make to grow up
Read verse Mark 4:27 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Subjunctive
βλαστάνῃ blastanh
I sprout, cause to sprout, make to grow up
Read verse Hebrews 9:4 Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Feminine
βλαστήσασα, blasthsasa
I sprout, cause to sprout, make to grow up
Read verse James 5:18 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐβλάστησε eblasthsen
I sprout, cause to sprout, make to grow up
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 4 Tenses Aorist, Present Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 2×
Aorist Active Matt 13:26 · Jas 5:18 2×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Present Active Mark 4:27 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Aorist Active Heb 9:4 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 3
Voice
active 3
Mood
indicative 2 participle 1
NT Occurrences
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)
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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