Strong's Greek · G4687
σπείρω
speírō
sow(- er), receive seed
Definition
to scatter, i.e. sow (literally or figuratively)
Derivation
probably strengthened from G4685 (σπάω) (through the idea of extending);
Appears 53 times in Scripture
“And He told them many things in parables, saying, “A farmer went out to sow his seed.”
“The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.”
“When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.”
“And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.”
“Consider, then, the parable of the sower:”
“But the seed sown on good soil is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and produces a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.””
“The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.”
“Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).