Greek semantic word

σπέρμα

Transliteration: sperma

4 lexical sense(s); 43 exact STEP occurrence token(s).

Lexical senses and semantic domains

Sense 1: seed

the kernel part of fruit, usually grain

Semantic domains for this sense

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Sense ID
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-004592-01
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ubs_greek_dictionary
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7 (7 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
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Sense 2: posterity, descendants, offspring

(a figurative extension of meaning of σπέρμα[a] ‘seed,’ semantic domain 3.35) posterity, with emphasis upon the ancestors role in founding the lineage

Semantic domains for this sense

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Sense ID
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-004592-02
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ubs_greek_dictionary
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33 (33 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
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Sense 3: nature, something of the nature of

a derivative and imparted nature

Semantic domains for this sense

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Sense ID
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-004592-03
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ubs_greek_dictionary
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CC-BY-SA-4.0
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1 (1 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
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Sense 4: to beget, to procreate, to become the father of

(idioms, literally: to raise up seed) the male role in begetting children

Semantic domains for this sense

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Sense ID
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-004592-04
Source
ubs_greek_dictionary
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CC-BY-SA-4.0
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2 (2 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
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Advanced record identity
Lemma ID
SDBC-GRK-LEMMA-004592
Page model version
1.0
Direction
ltr
Domain policy
Sense-specific only; no lemma-level union
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