σπέρμα sperma · G4690G

seed: offspring

σπέρμα, -τος, τό; (σπείρω) [in LXX chiefly for זֶרַע ; ] ; seed; (a) of plants: Mat.13:24, 27 13:37-38, 2Co.9:10; pl., Mat.13:32, Mrk.4:31, 1Co.15:33; metaphorically, of an escaping remnant (שָׂרִיד, Isa.1:9; cf. Wis.14:6; Plat., Tim., 23c; FlJ, Ant., xi, 5, 3), Rom.9:29; (b) of men (as γονή; Lat. semen genitale; so in cl.; cf. in LXX, Lev.15:16, al.): Heb.11:11; metaphorically, of the divine influence, 1Jn.3:9; by meton. (as frequently in poets), seed, offspring, posterity: Mat.22:24-25, Mrk.12:19-22, Luk.1:55 20:28" (LXX) Jhn.7:42 8:33, 37 Act.3:25 7:5-6 13:23, Rom.1:3 4:13, 18 9:7-8 11:1, 2Co.11:22, Gal.3:16, 19, 2Ti.2:8, Heb.2:16 11:18; pl. (FlJ, Ant., viii, 7, 6; Flat., Leg., ix, 853 …

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

σπέρμ-α, ατος, τό, ; (σπείρω) seed, only once in []; I mostly, seed of plants, σ. ἀνιέναι, κρύπτειν, []; σ. τῇ γῇ διδόναι, ἐμβαλεῖν, []; of fruit, []; τοῖς γαίης σπέρμασι with the products of earth, of corn-stalks, []; I.2 metaphorically, germ, origin of anything, σ. πυρός []; σπέρματα, ={στοιχεῖα}, elements, []Ep.2p.38 U., []; I.3 seed-time, sowing, []; II of animals, seed, semen, φέροισα σ. θεοῦ pregnant by the god, []; but σ. φέρειν Ἡρακλέους to be pregnant of Heracles, []; II.2 race, …

Where it's used 36 times

Matthew 22:24 · Matthew 22:25 · Mark 4:31 · Mark 12:19 · Mark 12:20 · Mark 12:21 · Mark 12:22 · Luke 1:55 · Luke 20:28 · John 7:42 · John 8:33 · John 8:37 · Acts 3:25 · Acts 7:5 · Acts 7:6 · Acts 13:23 · Romans 1:3 · Romans 4:13 · Romans 4:16 · Romans 4:18 · Romans 9:7 · Romans 9:8 · Romans 9:29 · Romans 11:1 · 2 Corinthians 11:22 · Galatians 3:16 · Galatians 3:19 · Galatians 3:29 · 2 Timothy 2:8 · Hebrews 2:16 · Hebrews 11:11 · Hebrews 11:18 · Revelation 12:17 … and 3 more

Source: TBESG G4690G; TFLSJ G4690G

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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