σπείρω
speirō (G4687)
to sow
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The Greek word σπείρω (speirō) is primarily defined as "to sow." This verb is used 52 times in the Bible, indicating its significance in the ancient Greek culture and the biblical narrative. The act of sowing is a fundamental aspect of agriculture, where seeds are planted in the ground to grow into crops. The usage of σπείρω spans various contexts, including agriculture, planting seeds, and figuratively, spreading ideas or teaching. This versatility suggests that the concept of sowing is not limited to physical farming but also extends to the realm of ideas and knowledge. The frequency of its occurrence in the Bible underscores its importance in the biblical worldview. The significance of σπείρω lies in its association with growth, nourishment, and the cyclical nature of life. In the biblical context, sowing is often linked to the idea of reaping, emphasizing the consequences of one's actions. This concept is not only relevant to agriculture but also to the spiritual realm, where the seeds sown can lead to spiritual growth or decay.
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See the birds of the sky, that they don’t sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns. Your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you of much more value than they?
He spoke to them many things in parables, saying, “Behold, a farmer went out to sow.
As he sowed, some seeds fell by the roadside, and the birds came and devoured them.
“Hear, then, the parable of the farmer.
When anyone hears the word of the Kingdom, and doesn’t understand it, the evil one comes, and snatches away that which has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown by the roadside.
What was sown on the rocky places, this is he who hears the word, and immediately with joy receives it;
What was sown among the thorns, this is he who hears the word, but the cares of this age and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.
What was sown on the good ground, this is he who hears the word, and understands it, who most certainly bears fruit, and produces, some one hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty.”
He set another parable before them, saying, “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field,
The servants of the householder came and said to him, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where did these darnel weeds come from?’
He set another parable before them, saying, “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field;
He answered them, “He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,
The enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels.
“He also who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Lord, I knew you that you are a hard man, reaping where you didn’t sow, and gathering where you didn’t scatter.
“But his lord answered him, ‘You wicked and slothful servant. You knew that I reap where I didn’t sow, and gather where I didn’t scatter.
and as he sowed, some seed fell by the road, and the birds came and devoured it.
The ones by the road are the ones where the word is sown; and when they have heard, immediately Satan comes, and takes away the word which has been sown in them.
These in the same way are those who are sown on the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy.
Others are those who are sown among the thorns. These are those who have heard the word,
Those which were sown on the good ground are those who hear the word, and accept it, and bear fruit, some thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times.”
It’s like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, though it is less than all the seeds that are on the earth,
yet when it is sown, grows up, and becomes greater than all the herbs, and puts out great branches, so that the birds of the sky can lodge under its shadow.”
“The farmer went out to sow his seed. As he sowed, some fell along the road, and it was trampled under foot, and the birds of the sky devoured it.
Consider the ravens: they don’t sow, they don’t reap, they have no warehouse or barn, and God feeds them. How much more valuable are you than birds!
for I feared you, because you are an exacting man. You take up that which you didn’t lay down, and reap that which you didn’t sow.’
“He said to him, ‘Out of your own mouth I will judge you, you wicked servant! You knew that I am an exacting man, taking up that which I didn’t lay down, and reaping that which I didn’t sow.
He who reaps receives wages and gathers fruit to eternal life; that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.
If we sowed to you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we reap your fleshly things?
You foolish one, that which you yourself sow is not made alive unless it dies.
That which you sow, you don’t sow the body that will be, but a bare grain, maybe of wheat, or of some other kind.
So also is the resurrection of the dead. The body is sown perishable; it is raised imperishable.
It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power.
It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body and there is also a spiritual body.
Remember this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. He who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
Now may he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food, supply and multiply your seed for sowing, and increase the fruits of your righteousness,
Don’t be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.
For he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption. But he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.
Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.