Bill Mounce

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φύω

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
φύω
Greek transliteration: 
phyō
Simplified transliteration: 
phyo
Principal Parts: 
-, -, -, -, ἐφύην
Numbers
Strong's number: 
5453
GK Number: 
5886
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
3
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
v-1a(4)
Gloss: 
to grow up, come up, referring to plant growth
Definition: 
to generate, produce;, pass. to be generated, produced; of plants, to germinate, sprout, Lk. 8:6, 8; intrans. to germinate, spring or grow up, Heb. 12:15*

Greek-English Concordance for φύω

Luke 8:6 Other seed fell on rock, and when it came (phyen | φυέν | aor pass ptcp nom sg neut) up, it withered away, because it had no moisture.
Luke 8:8 Other seed fell into good soil, and when it came (phyen | φυέν | aor pass ptcp nom sg neut) up, it produced fruit a hundredfold.” As he was saying these things he began to call out, “Let the one who has ears to hear, hear.”
Hebrews 12:15 Take care that no one forfeits the grace of God; and that no root of bitterness grows (phyousa | φύουσα | pres act ptcp nom sg fem) up and causes trouble and by it many are defiled.