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Koine Greek wordlink #110086

SR GNT Rom 11:1 σπέρματος (spermatos) ‘an Israelite am of the seed of Abraʼam/(ʼAⱱrāhām) of the tribe of Beniamin/(Binyāmīn)’ Strongs=46900 Lemma=sperma
Word role=noun case=genitive gender=neuter number=singular
Year=60 AD

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Other uses (7) of identical word form σπέρματος (N-GNS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘σπέρματος’ (N-GNS) has 5 different glosses: ‘the seed’, ‘of the seed’, ‘of seed’, ‘children’, ‘seed’.

Yhn (Jhn) 7:42 ‘that out_of the seed of Dawid/(Dāvid) and from’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 7:42 word 10

OET-LV: 42 Not the scripture said that the chosen _one /messiah is _coming out _of the seed of _Dawid/(Dāvid), and from Baʸthleʼem/(Bēyt-leḩem), the village where Dawid was? (JHN_7:42)

OET-RV: 42 Don’t the scriptures say that he’ll be a descendant of King David and that he’ll come from David’s town of Bethlehem?” (JHN 7:42)

Acts 13:23 ‘god of the seed according_to promise brought’ SR GNT Acts 13:23 word 7

OET-LV: 23 Of the seed of _this one the god according _to promise, brought to_ the _Israaʸl/(Yisrā^ʼēl) a_saviour, Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa), (ACT_13:23)

OET-RV: 23 Then eventually a descendant of David arrived in Yisrael as promised—the saviour Yeshua. (ACT 13:23)

Rom 1:3 ‘of him having become of seed of Dawid/(Dāvid) according_to the flesh’ SR GNT Rom 1:3 word 8

OET-LV: 3 concerning the son of _him, which having _become of seed of _Dawid/(Dāvid) according _to the_flesh, (ROM_1:3)

OET-RV: 3 This good message is about his son who was conceived as a descendant of David (ROM 1:3)

2 Tim 2:8 ‘from the dead of the seed of Dawid/(Dāvid) according_to the’ SR GNT 2 Tim 2:8 word 8

OET-LV: 8 Be _remembering Yaʸsous chosen _one /messiah, having _been _raised from the_dead, of the_seed of _Dawid/(Dāvid), according _to the good _message of _me, (TI2_2:8)

OET-RV: 8 Always remember the promised descendant of King David, Yeshua the messiah who came back from the dead, which is what I preach (TI2 2:8)

Heb 2:16 ‘of the messengers he is taking_hold but of the seed of Abraʼam/(ʼAⱱrāhām) he is taking_hold’ SR GNT Heb 2:16 word 7

OET-LV: 16 For/Because not assuredly of_the_messengers he _is _taking _hold, but of_the_seed of _Abraʼam/(ʼAⱱrāhām) he _is _taking _hold. (HEB_2:16)

OET-RV: 16 You can be certain that it’s not God’s messengers that he’s helped, but rather Abraham’s descendants. (HEB 2:16)

Heb 11:11 ‘power for the conception of seed received also beyond’ SR GNT Heb 11:11 word 9

OET-LV: 11 By _faith even herself Sarra/(Sārāh) power for the_conception of _seed received, also beyond time of _age, because faithful she _considered the one having _promised. (HEB_11:11)

OET-RV: 11 By faith even Sarah herself received the power to conceive a child when she was past that age, because she considered that the one who had made the promise would be faithful to his word. (HEB 11:11)

Rev 12:17 ‘the rest of the children of her keeping the’ SR GNT Rev 12:17 word 18

OET-LV: 17 And was _angered the dragon with the women, and went _away to _make war with the rest of _the children of _her, which keeping the commands of_ the _god, and holding the testimony of_Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa). (REV_12:17)

OET-RV: 17 The dinosaur was furious with the woman and went away to battle against the rest of her children, the ones obeying God’s commands and believing Yeshua’s testimony. (REV 12:17)

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 (34) other than σπέρματος (N-GNS) with a gloss related to ‘seed’

Have 34 other words with 4 lemmas altogether (kokkos, sperma, spora, sporos)

YHN 8:33 σπέρμα (sperma) N-NNS ‘they answered to him seed of Abraʼam/(ʼAⱱrāhām) we are and’ SR GNT Yhn 8:33 word 7

OET-LV: 33 They _answered to him: We _are seed of _Abraʼam/(ʼAⱱrāhām), and we _have _served to _no _one ever, how are_ you _saying, that You _all _will _be _becoming free? (JHN_8:33)

OET-RV: 33 But some queried, “We are Abraham’s descendants and we’ve never been slaves to anyone, so how can you say that we’ll be set free?” (JHN 8:33)

YHN 8:37 σπέρμα (sperma) N-NNS ‘I have known that seed of Abraʼam/(ʼAⱱrāhām) you_all are but’ SR GNT Yhn 8:37 word 3

OET-LV: 37 I _have _known that you _all _are seed of _Abraʼam, but you _all _are _seeking to _kill_ me _off, because the my the message is_ not _having _room in you _all. (JHN_8:37)

OET-RV: 37 “Yes, I know that you’re all descendants of Abraham, but you’re trying to kill me because my message doesn’t lodge in you. (JHN 8:37)

YHN 12:24 κόκκος (kokkos) N-NMS Lemma=kokkos ‘if not the seed of wheat having fallen into’ SR GNT Yhn 12:24 word 8

OET-LV: 24 Truly, truly, I _am _saying to _you _all, if the seed of_ the _wheat may_ not _die _off having _fallen into the ground, only it is _remaining, but if it _may _die _off, it _is _bearing much fruit. (JHN_12:24)

OET-RV: 24 I can assure you that unless a wheat seed drops into the ground and dies, it will stay just as it is, but if it dies, it’s able to produce a harvest. (JHN 12:24)

MARK 4:26 σπόρον (sporon) N-AMS Lemma=sporos ‘a man may throw the seed on the earth’ SR GNT Mark 4:26 word 18

OET-LV: 26 And he _was _saying: Thus is the kingdom of_ the _god: as a_man may _throw the seed on the earth, (MRK_4:26)

OET-RV: 26 And then, “God’s kingdom is like a person throwing some seed onto the ground. (MRK 4:26)

MARK 4:27 σπόρος (sporos) N-NMS Lemma=sporos ‘day and the seed may_be sprouting and may_be growing’ SR GNT Mark 4:27 word 13

OET-LV: 27 and he _may _be _sleeping and may _be _being _raised night and day, and the seed may _be _sprouting and may _be _growing, he has_ not _known how. (MRK_4:27)

OET-RV: 27 Whether the person sleeps at night or stays up night and day, the seed will sprout and grow either way, and they don’t know how it does it. (MRK 4:27)

MARK 4:31 κόκκῳ (kokkōi) N-DMS Lemma=kokkos ‘as to a seed of mustard which whenever’ SR GNT Mark 4:31 word 4

OET-LV: 31 As to_a_seed of _mustard, which whenever it _may _be _sown on the earth, being smaller than all the seeds which on the earth, (MRK_4:31)

OET-RV: 31 It’s like planting a mustard seed in the ground—a very small seed. (MRK 4:31)

MARK 12:19 σπέρμα (sperma) N-ANS ‘wife and may raise_up seed for the brother of him’ SR GNT Mark 12:19 word 36

OET-LV: 19 Teacher, Mōsaʸs/(Mosheh) wrote to _us, that if A_brother of _anyone may _die _off, and may _leave a_wife and may_ not _leave children, that the brother of _him may _take the wife, and may _raise _up seed for _the brother of _him. (MRK_12:19)

OET-RV: 19 “Teacher, Mosheh wrote that if a man’s married brother should die before his wife without having any children, then his brother should marry her to produce descendants in his brother’s name. (MRK 12:19)

MARK 12:20 σπέρμα (sperma) N-ANS ‘dying_off not left seed’ SR GNT Mark 12:20 word 23

OET-LV: 20 There _were seven brothers, and the first took a_wife, and dying _off, not left seed, (MRK_12:20)

OET-RV: 20 Now what if there were seven brothers and the first one got married and died childless. (MRK 12:20)

MARK 12:21 σπέρμα (sperma) N-ANS ‘died_off not having left seed and the third’ SR GNT Mark 12:21 word 15

OET-LV: 21 and the second took her, and died _off, not having _left seed, and the third likewise. (MRK_12:21)

OET-RV: 21 So then the second brother took her in, but again died childless, and then the third. (MRK 12:21)

MARK 12:22 σπέρμα (sperma) N-ANS ‘seven not left seed lastly of all also’ SR GNT Mark 12:22 word 13

OET-LV: 22 Also the seven not left seed. Lastly of _all, the woman also died _off. (MRK_12:22)

OET-RV: 22 Eventually all seven brothers died childless, and finally the woman also died. (MRK 12:22)

MAT 13:24 σπέρμα (sperma) N-ANS ‘to a man having sown good seed in the field’ SR GNT Mat 13:24 word 16

OET-LV: 24 He _set _before to _them another parable saying: The kingdom of _the heavens was _likened to_a_man having _sown good seed in the field of _him. (MAT_13:24)

OET-RV: 24 Then Yeshua told them another parable, saying, “The heavenly kingdom is like a farmer who’s planted good seed in his field. (MAT 13:24)

MAT 13:27 σπέρμα (sperma) N-ANS ‘Master not good seed you sowed in your’ SR GNT Mat 13:27 word 13

OET-LV: 27 And the slaves of _the home _owner having _approached said to _him: Master, you_ not _sowed good seed in the your field? Therefore from _where it _is _having darnels? (MAT_13:27)

OET-RV: 27 The farmer’s slave came and told him, ‘Master, wasn’t it good wheat seed that you planted? So why is there so much false wheat?’ (MAT 13:27)

MAT 13:31 κόκκῳ (kokkōi) N-DMS Lemma=kokkos ‘kingdom of the heavens to a seed of mustard which having taken’ SR GNT Mat 13:31 word 13

OET-LV: 31 Another parable he _set _before to _them saying, the kingdom of _the heavens is Similar to_a_seed of _mustard, which a_man having _taken sowed in the field of _him, (MAT_13:31)

OET-RV: 31 Another one of his parables went like this: “The heavenly kingdom is like a mustard seed that a man planted in his field. (MAT 13:31)

MAT 13:37 σπέρμα (sperma) N-ANS ‘sowing the good seed is the son’ SR GNT Mat 13:37 word 10

OET-LV: 37 And he answering said: The one sowing the good seed is the son of_ the _Man, (MAT_13:37)

OET-RV: 37 “The farmer spreading the good seed,” Yeshua answered, “is humanity’s child, (MAT 13:37)

MAT 13:38 σπέρμα (sperma) N-NNS ‘the and good seed these are the’ SR GNT Mat 13:38 word 10

OET-LV: 38 and the field is the world, and the good seed, these are the sons of _the kingdom, and the darnels are the sons of _the evil one, (MAT_13:38)

OET-RV: 38 and the field is the world and the good seeds are the heirs to the kingdom. The false wheat seeds are the disciples of the evil one, (MAT 13:38)

MAT 17:20 κόκκον (kokkon) N-AMS Lemma=kokkos ‘you_all may_be having faith as a seed of mustard you_all will_be saying to mountain’ SR GNT Mat 17:20 word 21

OET-LV: 20 And he is _saying to _them: Because _of the little _faith of _you _all. For/Because truly I _am _saying to _you _all, if you _all _may _be _having faith as a_seed of _mustard, you _all _will _be _saying to_ the this _mountain: Move from _here to _there, and it _will _be _moving, and nothing will _be _unattaining for _you _all. (MAT_17:20)

OET-RV: 20 “It’s because your faith is so small,” he told them, “because I can assure you that if your faith was a big as a mustard seed, you’d be able to command a mountain to move and it would move, and then there’d be nothing that you all couldn’t do.” (MAT 17:20)

MAT 22:25 σπέρμα (sperma) N-ANS ‘and not having seed left the wife’ SR GNT Mat 22:25 word 15

OET-LV: 25 And they _were seven brothers among us, and the first having _married died, and not having seed, left the wife of _him to _the brother of _him. (MAT_22:25)

OET-RV: 25 Well, there were seven brothers amongst up, and the first one got married and then died childless. So his brother married the widow. (MAT 22:25)

LUKE 8:5 σπόρον (sporon) N-AMS Lemma=sporos ‘sowing to sow the seed of him and at’ SR GNT Luke 8:5 word 7

OET-LV: 5 The one sowing came _out which to _sow the seed of _him. And at the time him to _be _sowing, some indeed fell along the road, and it _was _trampled and the birds of _the sky devoured it. (LUK_8:5)

OET-RV: 5 “One day a farmer went out to plant some seeds. As he spread the seeds, some of them fell along the path where they got trampled on, and the birds ate them. (LUK 8:5)

LUKE 8:11 σπόρος (sporos) N-NMS Lemma=sporos ‘the parable the seed is the message’ SR GNT Luke 8:11 word 7

OET-LV: 11 And this is the parable: the seed is the message of_ the _god. (LUK_8:11)

OET-RV: 11 “So this is what the parable means: the seeds are God’s message. (LUK 8:11)

LUKE 13:19 κόκκῳ (kokkōi) N-DMS Lemma=kokkos ‘similar it is to a seed of mustard which having taken’ SR GNT Luke 13:19 word 3

OET-LV: 19 It _is similar to_a_seed of _mustard, which a_man having _taken, throw into garden of _himself, and it _grew and became into a_tree, and The birds of _the sky nested in the branches of _it. (LUK_13:19)

OET-RV: 19 It’s like a mustard seed, which a person might take and throw into their garden and then it grows in a bush and the birds make their nests in its branches.” (LUK 13:19)

LUKE 17:6 κόκκον (kokkon) N-AMS Lemma=kokkos ‘you_all are having faith as a seed of mustard you_all were saying would’ SR GNT Luke 17:6 word 13

OET-LV: 6 And the master said: If you _all _are _having faith as a_seed of _mustard, you _all_ would _were _saying to_ the _mulberry _tree this: Be _uprooted and be _planted in the sea, and it_ would _submitted to _you _all. (LUK_17:6)

OET-RV: 6 “If you all had faith like a small mustard seed,” the master replied, “you would be able to order a mulberry bush, ‘Get out of the ground and plant yourself in the sea,’ and it would obey you all. (LUK 17:6)

LUKE 20:28 σπέρμα (sperma) N-ANS ‘wife and may raise_up seed to the brother of him’ SR GNT Luke 20:28 word 29

OET-LV: 28 saying: Teacher, Mōsaʸs/(Mosheh) wrote to _us: If brother of _anyone may _die _off having a_wife, and this one childless in _order _that the brother of _him may _take the wife, and may _raise _up seed to _the brother of _him. (LUK_20:28)

OET-RV: 28 “Teacher, Mosheh wrote for us that if anyone’s married brother should die childless, then the surviving brother should take in the widow so they can produce children in the deceased brother’s name. (LUK 20:28)

ACTs 3:25 σπέρματι (spermati) N-DNS ‘and in the seed of you will_be_being blessed all’ SR GNT Acts 3:25 word 27

OET-LV: 25 You _all are the sons of _the prophets, and of _the covenant which the god covenanted with the fathers of _you _all, saying to Abraʼam/(ʼAⱱrāhām): And in the seed of _you all the families of _the earth will _be _being _blessed. (ACT_3:25)

OET-RV: 25 And you are the descendants of those prophets, and part of the agreement between God and your ancestors, when he told Abraham, ‘All the families in the world will be blessed by one of your descendants.’ (ACT 3:25)

ROM 4:16 σπέρματι (spermati) N-DNS ‘promise to all the seed not to the seed of’ SR GNT Rom 4:16 word 17

OET-LV: 16 Because _of this is of faith, in _order _that according _to grace, in _order that to _be confirmed, the promise to _all the seed, not to _the seed of the law only, but also to _the seed of the_faith of _Abraʼam, who is the_father of _all of _us, (ROM_4:16)

OET-RV: 16 Because of this, the promise to the descendants is by faith—given not only to the ‘descendants of the law’ but also to the ‘descendants of Abraham’s faith’. This promise is given by grace and has been confirmed, (ROM 4:16)

ROM 9:7 σπέρμα (sperma) N-NNS ‘nor because they are seed of Abraʼam/(ʼAⱱrāhām) all children’ SR GNT Rom 9:7 word 5

OET-LV: 7 Nor because they _are seed of _Abraʼam/(ʼAⱱrāhām) all children, but: In Isaʼak/(Yiʦḩāq) will _be _being _named to _you descendants. (ROM_9:7)

OET-RV: 7 nor are all of Abraham’s descendants his children, but, ‘It’s through Isaak that your descendants will be counted.’ (ROM 9:7)

1 COR 15:37 κόκκον (kokkon) N-AMS Lemma=kokkos ‘you are sowing but a naked seed if might happen of wheat’ SR GNT 1 Cor 15:37 word 13

OET-LV: 37 And what you _are _sowing, not the body which going _to _become you _are _sowing, but a_naked seed, if might _happen of _wheat, or of _something of _the rest. (CO1_15:37)

OET-RV: 37 And you don’t sow the plants, but you sow the bare seeds—perhaps of wheat or something else— (CO1 15:37)

2 COR 9:10 σπόρον (sporon) N-AMS Lemma=sporos ‘the one and supplying seed to the one sowing and’ SR GNT 2 Cor 9:10 word 4

OET-LV: 10 And the one supplying seed to _the one sowing, and bread for food, will _be _supplying and will _be _multiplying the seed of _you _all, and will _be _growing the fruits of _the righteousness of _you _all, (CO2_9:10)

OET-RV: 10 Thus God who supplies the seed to the person sowing and supplies our food, will be supplying and multiplying your seeds as you sow in others and will increase the harvest resulting from your righteousness. (CO2 9:10)

2 COR 9:10 σπόρον (sporon) N-AMS Lemma=sporos ‘and will_be multiplying the seed of you_all and will_be growing’ SR GNT 2 Cor 9:10 word 19

GAL 3:16 σπέρματι (spermati) N-DNS ‘promises and to the seed of him not he is saying’ SR GNT Gal 3:16 word 9

OET-LV: 16 And the promises were _spoken the to _Abraʼam and to _the seed of _him. He _is_ not _saying: And to _the seeds, as concerning many, but as concerning one: And to _the seed of _you, which is chosen _one /messiah. (GAL_3:16)

OET-RV: 16 The promises were given to Abraham and to his offspring. It doesn’t say ‘offsprings (plural)’ but is only referring to the one who’s the messiah. (GAL 3:16)

GAL 3:16 σπέρματι (spermati) N-DNS ‘one and to the seed of you which is’ SR GNT Gal 3:16 word 25

OET-RV: 16 The promises were given to Abraham and to his offspring. It doesn’t say ‘offsprings (plural)’ but is only referring to the one who’s the messiah. (GAL 3:16)

GAL 3:19 σπέρμα (sperma) N-NNS ‘of which may come the seed to whom he has_been promised having_been directed’ SR GNT Gal 3:19 word 15

OET-LV: 19 Therefore why the law? It _was _added for _reason _of the transgressions, until of _which may _come the seed to _whom he _has _been _promised, having _been _directed through messengers in the_hand of_a_mediator. (GAL_3:19)

OET-RV: 19 So what was the law for then? Because of sinfulness, it was added until the promised descendant would come. It was directed through messengers and entrusted to Mosheh as a mediator. (GAL 3:19)

GAL 3:29 σπέρμα (sperma) N-NNS ‘of chosen_one/messiah consequently of Abraʼam/(ʼAⱱrāhām) the seed you_all are according_to the promise’ SR GNT Gal 3:29 word 8

OET-LV: 29 And if you _all are of_chosen _one /messiah, consequently you _all _are the_seed of_ the _Abraʼam/(ʼAⱱrāhām), heirs according _to the_promise. (GAL_3:29)

OET-RV: 29 And if you’re in the messiah, then you’re now Abraham’s descendant, and so you’re heirs of that promise. (GAL 3:29)

1 PET 1:23 σπορᾶς (sporas) N-GFS Lemma=spora ‘having_been born_again not of seed perishable but of indestructible’ SR GNT 1 Pet 1:23 word 6

OET-LV: 23 Having _been _born _again, not of perishable but of _indestructible seed, by the_ living and remaining _message of_god. (PE1_1:23)

OET-RV: 23 You’ve been born again, not growing from some physical thing that’ll decay, but from indestructible material—God’s message that’s alive and lives on, (PE1 1:23)

1 YHN 3:9 σπέρμα (sperma) N-NNS ‘not is practicing because the seed of him in him’ SR GNT 1 Yhn 3:9 word 11

OET-LV: 9 Everyone which having _been _born of the god, is_ not _practicing sin, because the_seed of _him is _remaining in him, and he _is_ not _able to _be _sinning, because he _has _been _born of the god. (JN1_3:9)

OET-RV: 9 Everyone who’s been reborn in God, doesn’t regularly sin because God’s seed of life remains in them and that person isn’t able to sin because they have been reborn in God. (JN1 3:9)

Key: N=noun AMS=accusative,masculine,singular ANS=accusative,neuter,singular DMS=dative,masculine,singular DNS=dative,neuter,singular GFS=genitive,feminine,singular GNS=genitive,neuter,singular NMS=nominative,masculine,singular NNS=nominative,neuter,singular