φύω
phyō · grow, spring up
Greek word · Strong’s number G5453 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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phyō (φύω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “grow, spring up”.
Sprout.
How to say it
phy·ō
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Of a plant, to come up and develop.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- when it had grown ×2
- springing ×1
Related words
Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Luke 8:6
And other seed fell on the rock, and when it had grown, it withered because it had no moisture.
- Luke 8:8
And other seed fell into the good soil, and when it had grown, it produced fruit a hundredfold.” As he said these things, he called out, “Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.”
- Hebrews 12:15
seeing to it that no one falls short of the grace of God; that no root of bitterness springing up causes trouble, and through it many become defiled;