Mark 4:28
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.”
πρῶτος
First, foremost, chief. Protos. The first shall be last and the last first. God constantly reverses human rankings. What the world considers great God may consider least.
γῆ
earth
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γῆ
Earth, land, soil, ground. Ge. The earth is the LORD's and everything in it. Creation belongs to its Creator. We are stewards not owners of what God has made.
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χόρτος
a plant
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χόρτος
a "court" or "garden", i.e. (by implication, of pasture) herbage or vegetation
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εἶτα
then
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εἶτα
a particle of succession (in time or logical enumeration), then, moreover
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στάχυς
an ear
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στάχυς
a head of grain (as standing out from the stalk)
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πλήρης
full
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πλήρης
replete, or covered over; by analogy, complete
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καρποφορέω
brings forth fruit —
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καρποφορέω
to be fertile (literally or figuratively)
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σῖτος
grain
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σῖτος
grain, especially wheat
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