5452. phuteuó

Strong's Lexicon

phuteuó: To plant

Original Word: φυτεύω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: phuteuó
Pronunciation: foo-teh'-o
Phonetic Spelling: (foot-yoo'-o)
Definition: To plant
Meaning: I plant, set.

Word Origin: Derived from a primary word φύω (phuō), meaning "to bring forth" or "to produce."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H5193 (נָטַע, nata): To plant, establish

- H4302 (מַטָּע, mattah): A planting, plantation

Usage: The verb "phuteuó" primarily means "to plant" in the context of sowing seeds or establishing plants in the ground. It is used metaphorically in the New Testament to describe the act of establishing or founding something, such as a community or a teaching. The term conveys the idea of initiating growth or development, whether in a literal agricultural sense or in a figurative spiritual sense.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the agrarian society of ancient Israel and the broader Greco-Roman world, planting was a fundamental activity tied to survival and prosperity. Agriculture was central to daily life, and the imagery of planting and harvesting was commonly used in teaching and parables. The act of planting symbolized beginnings, growth, and the hope of future yield, making it a powerful metaphor for spiritual teachings and the establishment of God's kingdom.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from phuton (a plant)
Definition
to plant
NASB Translation
plant (1), planted (6), planting (1), plants (3).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 5452: φυτεύω

φυτεύω; imperfect ἐφύτευον; 1 aorist ἐφύτευσα; perfect passive participle πεφυτευμενος; 1 aorist passive imperative 2 person singular φυτεύθητι; (φυτόν); from Homer down; the Sept. for נָטַע , several times for שָׁתַל; to plant: absolutely, Luke 17:28; 1 Corinthians 3:6-8; φυτείαν, Matthew 15:13; ἀμπελῶνα, Matthew 21:33; Mark 12:1; Luke 20:9; 1 Corinthians 9:7; τί ἐν, with a dative of the place, passive, Luke 13:6; Luke 17:6.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

plant.

From a derivative of phuo; to set out in the earth, i.e. Implant; figuratively, to instil doctrine -- plant.

see GREEK phuo

Forms and Transliterations

εφυτευον εφύτευον ἐφύτευον εφυτευσα εφύτευσα εφύτευσά ἐφύτευσα εφύτευσαν εφύτευσας εφυτεύσατε εφύτευσε εφυτευσεν εφύτευσεν ἐφύτευσεν πεφυτεύκασιν πεφυτευμενην πεφυτευμένην πεφυτευμένης πεφυτευμένοι πεφυτευμένον φυτά φυτευει φυτεύει φυτευθητι φυτεύθητι φυτεύσαι φυτεύσαντες φυτεύσας φυτεύσατε φυτεύσεις φυτεύσετε φυτεύσης φυτεύσονται φυτεύσουσι φυτεύσουσιν φυτεύσω φυτευων φυτεύων φυτόν φυτώ φυτών ephuteuon ephuteusa ephuteusen ephyteuon ephýteuon ephyteusa ephýteusa ephyteusen ephýteusen pephuteumenen pephuteumenēn pephyteumenen pephyteumenēn pephyteuménen pephyteuménēn phuteuei phuteuon phuteuōn phuteutheti phuteuthēti phyteuei phyteúei phyteuon phyteuōn phyteúon phyteúōn phyteutheti phyteuthēti phyteútheti phyteúthēti

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 15:13 V-AIA-3S
GRK: ἣν οὐκ ἐφύτευσεν ὁ πατήρ
NAS: Father did not plant shall be uprooted.
KJV: hath not planted, shall be rooted up.
INT: which not has planted the Father

Matthew 21:33 V-AIA-3S
GRK: οἰκοδεσπότης ὅστις ἐφύτευσεν ἀμπελῶνα καὶ
NAS: who PLANTED A VINEYARD
KJV: which planted a vineyard,
INT: a master of a house who planted a vineyard and

Mark 12:1 V-AIA-3S
GRK: Ἀμπελῶνα ἄνθρωπος ἐφύτευσεν καὶ περιέθηκεν
NAS: A man PLANTED A VINEYARD
KJV: A [certain] man planted a vineyard,
INT: A vineyard a man planted and placed around [it]

Luke 13:6 V-RPM/P-AFS
GRK: εἶχέν τις πεφυτευμένην ἐν τῷ
NAS: a fig tree which had been planted in his vineyard;
KJV: [man] had a fig tree planted in his
INT: had a certain [man] planted in the

Luke 17:6 V-AMP-2S
GRK: Ἐκριζώθητι καὶ φυτεύθητι ἐν τῇ
NAS: Be uprooted and be planted in the sea;
KJV: and be thou planted in
INT: Be you rooted up and be you planted in the

Luke 17:28 V-IIA-3P
GRK: ἠγόραζον ἐπώλουν ἐφύτευον ᾠκοδόμουν
NAS: they were selling, they were planting, they were building;
KJV: they sold, they planted, they builded;
INT: they were buying they were selling they were planting they were building

Luke 20:9 V-AIA-3S
GRK: Ἄνθρωπος τις ἐφύτευσεν ἀμπελῶνα καὶ
NAS: A man planted a vineyard
KJV: A certain man planted a vineyard, and
INT: A certain man certain planted a vineyard and

1 Corinthians 3:6 V-AIA-1S
GRK: ἐγὼ ἐφύτευσα Ἀπολλὼς ἐπότισεν
NAS: I planted, Apollos watered,
KJV: I have planted, Apollos watered;
INT: I planted Apollos watered

1 Corinthians 3:7 V-PPA-NMS
GRK: οὔτε ὁ φυτεύων ἐστίν τι
NAS: neither the one who plants nor
KJV: is he that planteth any thing,
INT: neither he that plants is anything

1 Corinthians 3:8 V-PPA-NMS
GRK: ὁ φυτεύων δὲ καὶ
NAS: Now he who plants and he who waters
KJV: Now he that planteth and
INT: he that plants moreover and

1 Corinthians 9:7 V-PIA-3S
GRK: ποτέ τίς φυτεύει ἀμπελῶνα καὶ
NAS: Who plants a vineyard
KJV: charges? who planteth a vineyard, and
INT: at any time who plants a vineyard and

Strong's Greek 5452
11 Occurrences

ἐφύτευον — 1 Occ.
ἐφύτευσα — 1 Occ.
ἐφύτευσεν — 4 Occ.
πεφυτευμένην — 1 Occ.
φυτεύει — 1 Occ.
φυτεύων — 2 Occ.
φυτεύθητι — 1 Occ.