| Strong's Number: 4690 | encodedOriginalWord |
| Original Word | Word Origin | | | σπέρμα
| | from (4687) | | Transliterated Word | Phonetic Spelling | | | sperma | | sper'-mah
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| | Parts of Speech | TDNT | | | Noun Neuter | | 7:536,1065 | | Definition | | |
- from which a plant germinates
- the seed i.e. the grain or kernel which contains within itself the germ of the future plants
- of the grains or kernels sown
- metaph. a seed i.e. a residue, or a few survivors reserved as the germ of the next generation (just as seed is kept from the harvest for the sowing)
- the semen virile
- the product of this semen, seed, children, offspring, progeny
- family, tribe, posterity
- whatever possesses vital force or life giving power
- of divine energy of the Holy Spirit operating within the soul by which we are regenerated
| | Translated Words | | | KJV (44) - issue, 1; seed, 43; NAS (43) - children, 7; conceive, 1; descendant, 4; descendants, 16; posterity, 1; seed, 10; seeds, 4; | | Verse Count | | KJV | NAS | | | | | |
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