σπείρω speírō

Meaning

to scatter, i.e. sow (literally or figuratively)

In the King James Version: sow(- er), receive seed

Derivation: probably strengthened from G4685 (σπάω) (through the idea of extending);

Where it is used

• Matthew 6:26 Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
• Matthew 13:3 And He told them many things in parables, saying, “A farmer went out to sow his seed.
• Matthew 13:4 And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
• Matthew 13:18 Consider, then, the parable of the sower:
• Matthew 13:19 When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.
• Matthew 13:20 The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.
• Matthew 13:22 The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
• Matthew 13:23 But the seed sown on good soil is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and produces a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.”
• Matthew 13:24 Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
• Matthew 13:27 The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’
• Matthew 13:31 He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his field.
• Matthew 13:37 He replied, “The One who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.
• Matthew 13:39 and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.
• Matthew 25:24 Finally, the servant who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Master, I knew that you are a hard man, reaping where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed.
• Matthew 25:26 ‘You wicked, lazy servant!’ replied his master. ‘You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed.
• Mark 4:3 “Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.
• Mark 4:4 And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
• Mark 4:14 The farmer sows the word.
• Mark 4:15 Some are like the seeds along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.
• Mark 4:16 Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy.
• Mark 4:18 Others are like the seeds sown among the thorns. They hear the word,
• Mark 4:20 Still others are like the seeds sown on good soil. They hear the word, receive it, and produce a crop—thirtyfold, sixtyfold, or a hundredfold.”
• Mark 4:31 It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth.
• Mark 4:32 But after it is planted, it grows to be the largest of all garden plants and puts forth great branches, so that the birds of the air nest in its shade.”
• Luke 8:5 “A farmer went out to sow his seed. And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, where it was trampled, and the birds of the air devoured it.
• Luke 12:24 Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!
• Luke 19:21 For I was afraid of you, because you are a harsh man. You withdraw what you did not deposit and reap what you did not sow.’
• Luke 19:22 His master replied, ‘You wicked servant, I will judge you by your own words. So you knew that I am a harsh man, withdrawing what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?
• John 4:36 Already the reaper draws his wages and gathers a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may rejoice together.
• John 4:37 For in this case the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is true.
• 1 Corinthians 9:11 If we have sown spiritual seed among you, is it too much for us to reap a material harvest from you?
• 1 Corinthians 15:36 You fool! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.
• 1 Corinthians 15:37 And what you sow is not the body that will be, but just a seed, perhaps of wheat or something else.
• 1 Corinthians 15:42 So will it be with the resurrection of the dead: What is sown is perishable; it is raised imperishable.
• 1 Corinthians 15:43 It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power.
• 1 Corinthians 15:44 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.
• 2 Corinthians 9:6 Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.
• 2 Corinthians 9:10 Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your store of seed and will increase the harvest of your righteousness.
• Galatians 6:7 Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return.
• Galatians 6:8 The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.
• James 3:18 Peacemakers who sow in peace reap the fruit of righteousness.