“probably originally, to "puff" or blow, i.e. to swell up; but only used in the implied sense, to germinate or grow (sprout, produce), literally or figuratively”
Definition
Strong’s Definition
probably originally, to "puff" or blow, i.e. to swell up; but only used in the implied sense, to germinate or grow (sprout, produce), literally or figuratively
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
to generate, produce; pass. to be generated, produced; of plants, to germinate, sprout, Lk. 8:6, 8; intrans. to germinate, spring or grow up, Heb. 12:15*
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Etymology
a primary verb;
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“And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.”
— Luke 8:8