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By itselfαὐτομάτηthe earthἡ γῆbears fruit,καρποφορεῖfirstπρῶτονthe blade,χόρτονthenεἶταthe head,στάχυνthenεἶταthe fullπλήρηςgrainσῖτονinἐνthe head.τῷ στάχυϊ
Mark 4:28
Study it in the app“By itself the earth bears fruit, first the blade, then the head, then the full grain in the head.”
The kingdom grows like a seed, and the sower does not know howThe Kingdom of God
With the Greek beneath
Mark 4:28, word by word
- By itselfαὐτομάτηautomatē
by itself
By itself, with no one making it happen.
Where else “automatē” appears- the earthγῆgē
ground
What is underfoot, dry land.
Where else “gē” appears- bears fruitκαρποφορεῖkarpophorei
bear fruit
Bear fruit.
Where else “karpophorei” appears- firstπρῶτονprōton
first
The one who comes before all others, in time or in order.
Where else “prōton” appears- the bladeχόρτονchorton
grass
Grass, pasture.
Where else “chorton” appears- thenεἶταeita
then
Then, next.
Where else “eita” appears- the headστάχυνstachyn
head of grain
Head of grain.
Where else “stachyn” appears- the fullπλήρηςplērēs
full
Full.
Where else “plērēs” appears- grainσῖτονsiton
wheat
Wheat; the grain and the food made from it.
Where else “siton” appears
The context
27and sleep and rise night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows tall, he does not know how.
28 · This verse (above)
29But when the grain permits, at once he sends in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”
To study Mark 4 in a group
1. What it says
What happened in the boat when the storm came, and what did Jesus do (vv. 37–39)?
2. What it means
What did Jesus mean by “whoever has ears to hear, let them hear” when telling the parable of the sower (vv. 3–9)?
3. How I live it
Jesus asked his disciples, “Why are you cowards?” (v. 40). What fear of today could you bring before him?