5453. phuó

Strong's Lexicon

phuó: To bring forth, produce, grow

Original Word: φύω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: phuó
Pronunciation: foo'-o
Phonetic Spelling: (foo'-o)
Definition: To bring forth, produce, grow
Meaning: I grow, grow up, spring up.

Word Origin: A primary verb

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H6779 (tsamah): To sprout, spring up

- H6524 (parach): To bud, sprout, bloom

Usage: The Greek verb "phuó" primarily means to produce or bring forth, often in the context of natural growth. It is used to describe the process of plants growing and producing fruit, as well as metaphorically to describe the development or emergence of qualities or characteristics.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Greek world, agriculture was a central part of life, and the growth of plants was a common metaphor for various aspects of human experience. The concept of growth was often associated with divine providence and the natural order established by God. In the biblical context, growth is frequently used to illustrate spiritual truths, such as the development of faith or the spread of the Gospel.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. verb
Definition
to bring forth, produce
NASB Translation
grew (2), springing (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 5453: φύω

φύω; 2 aorist passive (ἐφυην) participle φυέν (for which the Attic writings more common use the 2 aorist active ἐφυν with the participle φύς, φυν, in a passive or intransitive sense; cf. Alexander Buttmann (1873) Ausf. Spr. ii, p. 321; Krüger, § 40 under the word; Kühner, § 343, under the word; (Veitch, under the word); Winers Grammar, § 15, under the word; (Buttmann, 68 (60))); (cf. Latinfui, fore, etc.; Curtius, § 417); from Homer down;

1. to beget, bring forth, produce; passive, to be born, to spring up, to grow: Luke 8:6, 8;

2. intransitive, to shoot forth, spring up: Hebrews 12:15 (Winer's Grammar, 252 (237). Compare: ἐκφύω,

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

spring up.

A primary verb; probably originally, to "puff" or blow, i.e. To swell up; but only used in the implied sense, to germinate or grow (sprout, produce), literally or figuratively -- spring (up).

Forms and Transliterations

εφύοντο φυεν φυέν φυὲν φύεται φυήσουσι φυόμενον φύονται φυουσα φύουσα φύουσαι phuen phuousa phyen phyèn phyousa phýousa

Englishman's Concordance

Luke 8:6 V-APP-NNS
GRK: πέτραν καὶ φυὲν ἐξηράνθη διὰ
NAS: on rocky [soil], and as soon as it grew up, it withered away,
KJV: and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away,
INT: rock and having sprung up it withered because

Luke 8:8 V-APP-NNS
GRK: ἀγαθήν καὶ φυὲν ἐποίησεν καρπὸν
NAS: soil, and grew up, and produced
KJV: ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit
INT: good and having sprung up produced fruit

Hebrews 12:15 V-PPA-NFS
GRK: πικρίας ἄνω φύουσα ἐνοχλῇ καὶ
NAS: of bitterness springing up causes trouble,
KJV: of bitterness springing up
INT: of bitterness up springing should trouble [you] and

Strong's Greek 5453
3 Occurrences

φυὲν — 2 Occ.
φύουσα — 1 Occ.