Sperma

sper'-mah
Parts of Speech Noun Neuter

Sperma Definition

NAS Word Usage - Total: 43
  1. from which a plant germinates
    1. the seed i.e. the grain or kernel which contains within itself the germ of the future plants
      1. of the grains or kernels sown
    2. metaph. a seed i.e. a residue, or a few survivors reserved as the germ of the next generation (just as seed is kept from the harvest for the sowing)
  2. the semen virile
    1. the product of this semen, seed, children, offspring, progeny
    2. family, tribe, posterity
    3. whatever possesses vital force or life giving power
      1. of divine energy of the Holy Spirit operating within the soul by which we are regenerated
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
sperma
Origin
from (4687)
Strong's Number
4690
TDNT Entry
7:536,1065

NAS Word Usage

children
7
conceive*
1
descendant
4
descendants
16
posterity
1
seed
10
seeds
4
Total
43

Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Sperma". "The NAS New Testament Greek Lexicon". . 1999. . 1999.