Word study · Greek
spérma
seed, offspring
Say it: SPER-mah (approximate)
σπέρμα
What it means
Seed, or the offspring it grows into. In 3:16 Paul notes that the promise was made to Abraham and to his "seed" (singular), which he says is Christ; in 3:29 all who belong to Christ are "Abraham's seed."
Range of meaning
- SeedWhat is sown.
- OffspringDescendants.
- DescendantOne person or a line.
In Galatians
- Chapter 3
"To your offspring, which is Christ" (3:16, 3:19, 3:29).
Every verse (3)
Verses where G4690G is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources