ἔσπειρας
speírō
To sow, specifically to place seed in the ground for the purpose of cultivation. The term primarily denotes the agricultural act of planting seed by scattering or inserting it into soil. By extension, it is used metaphorically for initiating an action that will produce results in the future, such as teaching or promulgating a message, or causing something to develop. It can refer either to literal seed sowing or to figurative acts of seeding or initiating outcomes.
Matthew 25:24 · Word #20
Lexicon G4687
| Lemma | σπείρω |
| Transliteration | speírō |
| Strong's | G4687 |
| Definition | To sow, specifically to place seed in the ground for the purpose of cultivation. The term primarily denotes the agricultural act of planting seed by scattering or inserting it into soil. By extension, it is used metaphorically for initiating an action that will produce results in the future, such as teaching or promulgating a message, or causing something to develop. It can refer either to literal seed sowing or to figurative acts of seeding or initiating outcomes. |
Morphology V AOR ACT IND 2P SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past |
| Voice | ACT — Active — The subject performs the action |
| Mood | IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality |
| Person | 2P — 2nd person — The one spoken to ("you") |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | σπείρω |
| Strong's | G4687 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G4687-04
you sowed seed
| Morphological Notes | Verb; aorist tense (simple past), active voice, indicative mood, 2nd person singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The aorist active indicative, second person singular, denotes a simple completed action in the past: "you sowed." Adding "seed" makes explicit the root action inherent in σπείρω, preserving its agricultural core sense without contextual expansion. |
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