σπέρμα

Noun

sperma · seed

Search morphology

Strong's ID: 4690

Lexical summary

43

NT occurrences

6

Observed forms

About this Greek word

Seed, Mt. 13:24, 27, 37, 38; semen virile, Heb. 11:11; offspring, posterity, Mt. 22:24, 25; Jn. 7:42; a seed of future generations, Rom. 9:29; in NT met. a seed or principle of spiritual life, 1 Jn. 3:9

Observed NT forms

These forms and parsing labels come from the attested NT corpus. A missing form is not presented as an unattested grammatical claim.

Noun declension

Noun declension, grouped by number and case
NumberCaseNeuterReferences
SingularNominative
Matthew 13:38
Genitive
John 7:42
Dative
Luke 1:55
Accusative
Matthew 13:24
Vocative——
PluralNominative——
Genitive
Matthew 13:32
Dative
Accusative——
Vocative——

NT distribution

NT Book

σπέρμα

Book distribution counts: Romans: 9 occurrences; Matthew: 7 occurrences; Mark: 5 occurrences; Galatians: 5 occurrences; Acts: 4 occurrences; John: 3 occurrences; Hebrews: 3 occurrences; Luke: 2 occurrences; 1 John: 1 occurrences; 2 Timothy: 1 occurrences; Revelation: 1 occurrences; 1 Corinthians: 1 occurrences; 2 Corinthians: 1 occurrences

Author

σπέρμα
  • Paul17
  • Matthew7
  • Luke6
  • John5
  • Mark5
  • Hebrews3

Author distribution counts: Paul: 17 occurrences; Matthew: 7 occurrences; Luke: 6 occurrences; John: 5 occurrences; Mark: 5 occurrences; Hebrews: 3 occurrences