G4701: σπορά
sporá · “seed”
Definition
a sowing, i.e. (by implication) parentage
KJV translates it as: seed
Word origin: from G4687 (σπείρω);
Extended definition
σπορά, -ᾶς, ἡ
(σπείρω), [in LXX: 4Ki.19:29 (זָרַע), 1Ma.10:30 * ;]
1. a sowing.
2. seedtime.
3. seed sown (of human offspring, Soph., Tr., 316, 420): 1Pe.1:23
(cf. σπέρμα, and see Milligan, NTD, 105 f.).†
(AS)
(σπείρω), [in LXX: 4Ki.19:29 (זָרַע), 1Ma.10:30 * ;]
1. a sowing.
2. seedtime.
3. seed sown (of human offspring, Soph., Tr., 316, 420): 1Pe.1:23
(cf. σπέρμα, and see Milligan, NTD, 105 f.).†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G4701 is translated
- seed ×1
Bible verses with G4701 (sporá)
Sporá appears in 1 verse.
- 1 Peter 1:23
Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.