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Strong's #4687 - σπείρω
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σπείρω, Aeol. σπέρρω Sch.D.T. p.117 H., EM 300.19: Ion. impf. σπείρεσκον Hdt. 4.42: fut. σπερῶ E. El. 79, Pl. Phdr. 276d; Aeol. σπέρσω Sch. E. Hec. 202: aor. ἔσπειρα A. Th. 754 (lyr.), Hdt. 7.107, Pl. Ti. 41c: pf. ἔσπαρκα Polyaen. 2.1.1, etc.: — Med., aor. inf. σπείρασθαι A.R. 3.1028; aor. 2 σπαρέσθαι dub. l. in Polyaen. 8.26: — Pass., fut. σπᾰρήσομαι LXX Nahum 1:14, ( δια- ) D.S. 17.69: aor. ἐσπάρην [ᾰ ] S. OT 1498, Th. 2.27: pf. ἔσπαρμαι E. HF 1098, Ar. Ra. 1206, Pl. Lg. 693a, etc.: —
sow,
I sow seed, c. acc., [ κέγχρους ] Hes. Sc. 399; σῖτον Hdt. 4.17; στάχυν E. Cyc. 121; of Cadmus, ς. γηγενῆ στάχυν Id. Ba. 264 (so in Med., σπείρασθαι ὀδόντας A.R. 3.1028 ): abs., sow, Hes. Op. 391; opp. θερίζω, Ar. Av. 710, etc.: metaph., θερ. καὶ ς. ταῖς γλώσσαις, of corrupt orators, ib. 1697 (lyr.); καρπὸν ὧν ἔσπειρε θερίζειν Pl. Phdr. 260d; αἰσχρῶς μὲν ἔσπειρας κακῶς δὲ ἐθέρισας Gorg. 16: prov., εἰς πέτρας τε καὶ λίθους ς . Pl. Lg. 838e; ς. κατὰ πετ ρῶν, i.e. εἰς πέλαγος (cf. σπέρμα 1.1 ), Luc. Am. 20 .
2. engender, beget offspring (cf. 11.2 ), S. Aj. 1293, Tr. 33, E. Ion 49, etc.; οἱ σπείραντες the parents, IG 3.1339, cf. 14.1794 ( Rome ); ἄθυτα παλλακῶν σπέρματα ς . Pl. Lg. 841d: — Pass., spring or be born, ὅθενπερ αὐτὸς ἐσπάρη S. OT 1498, cf. E. Ion 554 (troch.), Pl. R. 460b; πρὸ τοῦ Ζήνωνα . . σπαρῆναι before Z. was begotten, Phld. Rh. 2.110 S.
3. scatter like seed, strew, χρυσὸν καὶ ἄργυρον Hdt. 7.107; ς. φλόγα Trag.Adesp. 85; of liquids, scatter or sprinkle, ἐκ τευχέων ς. δρόσον E. Andr. 167; spread abroad, extend, ς. ἀγλαΐαν νάς ῳ Pi. N. 1.13; spread rumour, ς. ματαίαν βάξιν S. El. 642; μὴ σπεῖρε πολλοῖς τὸν παρόντα δαίμονα do not speak of it indiscriminately, Id. Fr. 653: — Pass., to be scattered or dispersed, ἐσπαρμένος κατὰ . . πόλιν, of the ashes of Solon scattered over Salamis, Cratin. 228; τόξα δ' ἔσπαρται πέδῳ E. HF 1098; of persons, ἐσπάρησαν καθ' Ἑλλάδα Th. 2.27; ἐσπαρμένοι εἰς ἁρπαγήν X. HG 3.4.22; κατὰ χώραν ib. 6.2.17; ἔσπαρται λόγος E. Fr. 846 ap. Ar. Ra. 1206 .
II sow a field, νειόν Hes. Op. 463; γῆν, τέμενος, πεδιάδα, Hdt. 4.42, 9.116, 122; ἄρουραν A. Fr. 158; ἡ σπειρομένη Αἴγυπτος the arable part of Egypt, Hdt. 2.77; τυχεῖν μὲν ἤδη 'σπαρμένα Ar. Pax 1140; ἀροῦται καὶ σπείρεται τὸ Θηβαίων ἄστυ Din. 1.24: prov., πόντον σπείρειν, of lost labour, Thgn. 106, 107: metaph., καινοτάταις ς. διανοίαις Ar. V. 1044; ς. εἰς ἀρετῆς ἔκφυσιν Pl. Lg. 777e; τοὺς ἐν γράμμασι κήπους Id. Phdr. 276d .
2. of procreation, ματρὸς . . ς. ἄρουραν A. Th. 754; ς. τέκνων ἄλοκα E. Ph. 18; ς. λέχη Id. Ion 64; ἣν ἔσπειρε, i.e. his wife, Lib. Or. 37.9; v. supr. 1.2 .
*σπείρω
[in LXX chiefly for H2232;]
to sow (seed): absol., Matthew 6:26; Matthew 13:3-4; Matthew 13:18; Matthew 25:24; Matthew 25:26, Mark 4:3-4, Luke 8:5; Luke 12:24, John 4:36, 2 Corinthians 9:10; c. acc rei, Matthew 13:24; Matthew 13:27; Matthew 13:37; Matthew 13:39, Mark 4:32, Luke 8:5, 1 Corinthians 15:36-37; seq. εἰς , Matthew 13:22, Mark 4:18; ἐν , Matthew 13:24; Matthew 13:31; ἐπί , c. gen., Mark 4:31; ἐπί , c. acc, Matthew 13:20; Matthew 13:23, Mark 4:16; Mark 4:20; παρά , c. acc, Matthew 13:19. Metaph.: 1 Corinthians 9:11; 1 Corinthians 15:42-44, Galatians 6:7-8, James 3:18; in proverbial sayings, Matthew 25:24; Matthew 25:26, Luke 19:21-22, John 4:37, 2 Corinthians 9:6, Galatians 6:7; in interpretation of parables, Matthew 13:19-23 Mark 4:14-20 †
* ἐπι -οπείρω ,
to sow upon or besides: ἀνὰ μέσον , Matthew 13:25.†
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With this verb = ";move,"; ";stir up,"; in Acts 6:12, its only NT occurrence, cf. Polyb. xv. 17. 1 συγκινεῖ πως ἕκαστον ἡμῶν ὁ ξενισμός.
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