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Spring
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words
or "to become," is used in the best texts in Hebrews 11:12 , "sprang" (some have gennao, in the Passive Voice, rendered in the same way).
"to arise," is rendered by the verb "to spring," or "spring up," in Matthew 4:16; Hebrews 7:14 . See ARISE , No. 9.
ek or ex, "out," and No. 2, is used of the "springing" up of seeds, Matthew 13:5; Mark 4:5 (No. 7 in ver. 8).
used transitively, "to bring forth, produce," denotes, in the Passive Voice, "to spring up, grow," of seed, Luke 8:6,8 , AV, "was sprung up" and "sprang up" (RV, "grew"); in the Active Voice, intransitively, in Hebrews 12:15 , of a root of bitterness. See GROW.
"to cause to grow together" (sun, "with," and No. 4), occurs in Luke 8:7 , RV, "grew with," AV, "sprang up with."
"to sprout," is rendered "to spring up" in Matthew 13:26 , of tare blades, and Mark 4:27 , of seed. See BRING , A, No. 26, BUD.
"to go up," is rendered "sprang up" in Matthew 13:7 , AV, of thorns, and Mark 4:8 , of seed (RV, "grew up"). See GROW , No. 4.
"to leap, spring," is rendered "springing up," of well water, in John 4:14 , figurative of the Holy Spirit in the believer. See LEAP.
"to spring" or "leap in," occurs in Acts 16:29 , "sprang in." In the Sept., Amos 5:19 .
"to spring forth," occurs in Acts 14:14 , in the best texts. See RUN , Note (4).
is rendered "springs" in 2 Peter 2:17 , RV: see FOUNTAIN.
Note: For epiginomai, Acts 28:13 , see BLOW (verb).These files are public domain.
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Spring'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/s/spring.html. 1940.
