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Koine Greek wordlink #127584

SR GNT Gal 3:16 σπέρμασιν (spermasin) ‘he is saying and to the seeds as concerning many’ Strongs=46900 Lemma=sperma
Word role=noun case=dative gender=neuter number=plural

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Only use of identical word form σπέρμασιν (N-DNP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘σπέρμασιν’ (N-DNP) is always and only glossed as ‘seeds’.

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 (3) other than σπέρμασιν (N-DNP) with a gloss related to ‘seeds’

MARK 4:31 σπερμάτων (spermatōn) N-GNP ‘being all the seeds which on the’ SR GNT Mark 4:31 word 29

MAT 13:32 σπερμάτων (spermatōn) N-GNP ‘it is of all the seeds whenever on_the_other_hand it may_be grown’ SR GNT Mat 13:32 word 7

1COR 15:38 σπερμάτων (spermatōn) N-GNP ‘and to each of the seeds its own body’ SR GNT 1Cor 15:38 word 13

Key: N=noun DNP=dative,neuter,plural GNP=genitive,neuter,plural