Strong's Greek · G4690
σπέρμα
spérma
issue, seed
Definition
something sown, i.e. seed (including the male "sperm"); by implication, offspring; specially, a remnant (figuratively, as if kept over for planting)
Derivation
from G4687 (σπείρω);
Appears 43 times in Scripture
“Then the second one married the widow, but he also died and left no children. And the third did likewise.”
“Although it is the smallest of all seeds, yet it grows into the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.””
““Teacher,” they said, “Moses declared that if a man dies without having children, his brother is to marry the widow and raise up offspring for him.”
“The field is the world, and the good seed represents the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,”
“Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.”
“The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’”
“In this way, none of the seven left any children. And last of all, the woman died.”
“Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died without having children. So he left his wife to his brother.”
“He replied, “The One who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.”
“It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth.”
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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).