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Koine Greek wordlink #124669

SR GNT 2 Cor 11:22 Σπέρμα (Sperma) ‘ones_from_Israaʸl/(Yisrā^ʼēl) they are also_I descendants of Abraʼam/(ʼAⱱrāhām) they are also_I’ Strongs=46900 Lemma=sperma
Word role=noun case=nominative gender=neuter number=singular
Year=60 AD

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Only use of identical word form Σπέρμα (N-NNS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘Σπέρμα’ (N-NNS) is always and only glossed as ‘descendants’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘sperma’ have 7 different glosses: ‘the seed’, ‘of the seed’, ‘of seed’, ‘children’, ‘descendants’, ‘seed’, ‘seeds’.

Greek words (9) other than Σπέρμα (N-NNS) with a gloss related to ‘descendants’

LUKE 1:55 σπέρματι (spermati) N-DNS ‘to Abraʼam/(ʼAⱱrāhām) and to the descendants of him for the’ SR GNT Luke 1:55 word 11

ACTs 7:5 σπέρματι (spermati) N-DNS ‘it and to the descendants of him after him’ SR GNT Acts 7:5 word 24

ACTs 7:6 σπέρμα (sperma) N-NNS ‘that will_be the descendants of him a sojourner in’ SR GNT Acts 7:6 word 12

ROM 4:13 σπέρματι (spermati) N-DNS ‘to Abraʼam/(ʼAⱱrāhām) or the descendants of him that heir’ SR GNT Rom 4:13 word 11

ROM 4:18 σπέρμα (sperma) N-NNS ‘thus will_be the descendants of you’ SR GNT Rom 4:18 word 21

ROM 9:7 σπέρμα (sperma) N-NNS ‘Isaʼak/(Yiʦḩāq) will_be_being named to you descendants’ SR GNT Rom 9:7 word 14

ROM 9:8 σπέρμα (sperma) N-ANS ‘promise is_being counted for descendants’ SR GNT Rom 9:8 word 20

ROM 9:29 σπέρμα (sperma) N-ANS ‘of armies abandoned to us descendants like Sodoma/(Şədom) would’ SR GNT Rom 9:29 word 12

HEB 11:18 σπέρμα (sperma) N-NNS ‘Isaʼak/(Yiʦḩāq) will_be_being named to you descendants’ SR GNT Heb 11:18 word 9

Key: N=noun ANS=accusative,neuter,singular DNS=dative,neuter,singular NNS=nominative,neuter,singular