Berean Strong's Lexicon phuó: To bring forth, produce, grow Original Word: φύω Word Origin: A primary verb Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H6779 (tsamah): To sprout, spring up - H6524 (parach): To bud, sprout, bloom Usage: The Greek verb "phuó" primarily means to produce or bring forth, often in the context of natural growth. It is used to describe the process of plants growing and producing fruit, as well as metaphorically to describe the development or emergence of qualities or characteristics. Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Greek world, agriculture was a central part of life, and the growth of plants was a common metaphor for various aspects of human experience. The concept of growth was often associated with divine providence and the natural order established by God. In the biblical context, growth is frequently used to illustrate spiritual truths, such as the development of faith or the spread of the Gospel. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. verb Definition to bring forth, produce NASB Translation grew (2), springing (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 5453: φύωφύω; 2 aorist passive (ἐφυην) participle φυέν (for which the Attic writings more common use the 2 aorist active ἐφυν with the participle φύς, φυν, in a passive or intransitive sense; cf. Alexander Buttmann (1873) Ausf. Spr. ii, p. 321; Krüger, § 40 under the word; Kühner, § 343, under the word; (Veitch, under the word); Winers Grammar, § 15, under the word; (Buttmann, 68 (60))); (cf. Latinfui, fore, etc.; Curtius, § 417); from Homer down; 1. to beget, bring forth, produce; passive, to be born, to spring up, to grow: Luke 8:6, 8; 2. intransitive, to shoot forth, spring up: Hebrews 12:15 (Winer's Grammar, 252 (237). Compare: ἐκφύω, Strong's Exhaustive Concordance spring up. A primary verb; 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 -- spring (up). Forms and Transliterations εφύοντο φυεν φυέν φυὲν φύεται φυήσουσι φυόμενον φύονται φυουσα φύουσα φύουσαι phuen phuousa phyen phyèn phyousa phýousaLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Luke 8:6 V-APP-NNSGRK: πέτραν καὶ φυὲν ἐξηράνθη διὰ NAS: on rocky [soil], and as soon as it grew up, it withered away, KJV: and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, INT: rock and having sprung up it withered because Luke 8:8 V-APP-NNS Hebrews 12:15 V-PPA-NFS Strong's Greek 5453 |