Strong’s G985 · Greek

βλαστάνω
blastánō

Definition

to germinate; by implication, to yield fruit

Etymology

from (a sprout);

Where the KJV renders it

  • bring forth
  • bud
  • spring (up)

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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