"also spelled βλαστάω, intrans. to germinate, bud, sprout, spring up, Mt. 13:26; Mk. 4:27; Heb. 9:4; trans. and causative, to cause to shoot, to produce, yield, Jas. 5:18*"
Definition and meaning
also spelled βλαστάω, intrans. to germinate, bud, sprout, spring up, Mt. 13:26; Mk. 4:27; Heb. 9:4; trans. and causative, to cause to shoot, to produce, yield, Jas. 5:18*
In the original Greek the word is written: βλαστάνω
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of blastano (G985) across the King James Bible.
But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.
And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.
Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant;
And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.
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Common questions
Strong's G985 (blastano) is a Greek word that means: also spelled βλαστάω, intrans. to germinate, bud, sprout, spring up, Mt. 13:26; Mk. 4:27; Heb. 9:4; trans. and causative, to cause to shoot, to produce, yield, Jas. 5:18* It appears 4 times in the King James Bible.
The word blastano (G985) appears 4 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G985 is blastano, a Greek word defined as: also spelled βλαστάω, intrans. to germinate, bud, sprout, spring up, Mt. 13:26; Mk. 4:27; Heb. 9:4; trans. and causative, to cause to shoot, to produc. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
blastano is a Greek word found in the New Testament.