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speírō

to sow

Say it: SPY-ro (approximate)

σπείρω

What it means

To scatter seed. In 9:6-10 it is the picture for giving: "he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly." Jesus used the same image in the parable of the sower.

Range of meaning

  • SowScatter seed.
  • GiveInvest freely.

In 2 Corinthians

  • Chapter 9

    "He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly" (9:6, 9:10).

Every verse (2)

Verses where G4687 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources