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σπέρμα

Lexicon Index Written Scriptures

Lemma	σπέρμα
Citation form	σπέρμα, ατος, τό
Part of speech	noun
Gloss	seed, offspring
Strong’s	G4690
Transliteration	spérma
Definition	something sown, i.e. seed (including the male "sperm"); by implication, offspring; specially, a remnant (figuratively, as if kept over for planting)
KJV glosses	:--issue, seed.
Derivation	from
SBLGNT occurrences	40

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek form	Grammar and occurrences
σπέρμα	noun, accusative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----ASN-) — Matthew 13:24 noun, accusative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----ASN-) — Matthew 13:27 noun, accusative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----ASN-) — Matthew 13:37 noun, accusative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----ASN-) — Matthew 22:24 noun, accusative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----ASN-) — Matthew 22:25 noun, accusative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----ASN-) — Mark 12:19 noun, accusative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----ASN-) — Mark 12:20 noun, accusative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----ASN-) — Mark 12:21 noun, accusative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----ASN-) — Mark 12:22 noun, accusative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----ASN-) — Luke 20:28 noun, accusative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----ASN-) — Romans 9:29 noun, accusative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----ASN-) — Romans 9:8 noun, nominative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----NSN-) — Matthew 13:38 noun, nominative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----NSN-) — John 8:37 noun, nominative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----NSN-) — Acts 7:6 noun, nominative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----NSN-) — Romans 4:18 noun, nominative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----NSN-) — Romans 9:7 noun, nominative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----NSN-) — 2 Corinthians 11:22 noun, nominative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----NSN-) — Galatians 3:19 noun, nominative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----NSN-) — Galatians 3:29 noun, nominative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----NSN-) — Hebrews 11:18 noun, nominative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----NSN-) — 1 John 3:9
Σπέρμα	noun, nominative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----NSN-) — John 8:33
σπέρμασιν	noun, dative, plural, neuter (MorphGNT ----DPN-) — Galatians 3:16
σπέρματι	noun, dative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----DSN-) — Luke 1:55 noun, dative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----DSN-) — Acts 7:5 noun, dative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----DSN-) — Romans 4:13 noun, dative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----DSN-) — Romans 4:16 noun, dative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----DSN-) — Galatians 3:16
σπέρματί	noun, dative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----DSN-) — Acts 3:25 noun, dative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----DSN-) — Galatians 3:16
σπέρματος	noun, genitive, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----GSN-) — John 7:42 noun, genitive, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----GSN-) — Acts 13:23 noun, genitive, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----GSN-) — Romans 1:3 noun, genitive, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----GSN-) — Romans 11:1 noun, genitive, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----GSN-) — 2 Timothy 2:8 noun, genitive, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----GSN-) — Hebrews 11:11 noun, genitive, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----GSN-) — Hebrews 2:16 noun, genitive, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----GSN-) — Revelation 12:17
σπερμάτων	noun, genitive, plural, neuter (MorphGNT ----GPN-) — Matthew 13:32 noun, genitive, plural, neuter (MorphGNT ----GPN-) — Mark 4:31 noun, genitive, plural, neuter (MorphGNT ----GPN-) — 1 Corinthians 15:38

Morphology

noun; MorphGNT ----ASN-
noun; MorphGNT ----DPN-
noun; MorphGNT ----DSN-
noun; MorphGNT ----GPN-
noun; MorphGNT ----GSN-
noun; MorphGNT ----NSN-

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: σπερμα.