Matthew 13:24:14Matt.13.24.W14TAB
σπέρμα
sperma
“seed”
- Transliteration
- SPER-ma
- Extended
- SPEHR-mah
- IPA
- /ˈsper.ma/
Meaning by language
- English
- seed
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Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
SPER-ma
- sentence
AL-lên pa-ra-bo-LÊN pa-RE-thê-ken au-TOIS LE-gōn hō-mi-Ō-thê hê ba-si-LEI-a tôn ou-ra-NÔN an-THRŌ-pō SPEI-ran-ti ka-LON SPER-ma en tôi a-GRÔI au-TOU
Exegesis
The object phrase kalon sperma {καλὸν σπέρμα | ka-lón spé-rma} ‘good seed’ specifies the quality of what is sown, which becomes crucial in the ensuing parable.
Root and etymology
speirōsigma–pi–epsilon–iota–rho–omega
“to sow, scatter seed”
In context — Matthew 13:24
He set another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field .”
About this coordinate
Matthew 13:24:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Matthew 13:24, so the Greek word σπέρμα (sperma) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Matt.13.24.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.24.W14.S1) and character.