Strong's Lexicon
therizó: To reap, to harvest
Original Word:θερίζω
Part of Speech:Verb
Transliteration:therizó
Pronunciation:theh-REE-zo
Phonetic Spelling:(ther-id'-zo)
Definition:To reap, to harvest
Meaning:I reap, gather, harvest.
Word Origin:From the Greek word θέρος (theros), meaning "summer" or "harvest."
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: -H7114 קָצַר (qatsar): To reap, harvest
-H7105 קָצִיר (qatsir): Harvest, the act of reaping
Usage:The verb "therizó" primarily means to reap or harvest, referring to the act of gathering crops. In the New Testament, it is often used metaphorically to describe the gathering of spiritual fruit or the consequences of one's actions. The term conveys the idea of receiving the results of what has been sown, whether in a physical or spiritual sense.
Cultural and Historical Background:In ancient agrarian societies, harvesting was a critical time of year, marking the culmination of a season's labor. The process of reaping was not only essential for survival but also held significant cultural and religious importance. In the Jewish tradition, harvest times were associated with festivals such as the Feast of Weeks (Pentecost) and the Feast of Tabernacles, which celebrated God's provision and faithfulness. The imagery of reaping and sowing was deeply embedded in the cultural consciousness, symbolizing both divine blessing and judgment.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom
therosDefinitionto reap
NASB Translationdid the harvesting (1), reap (14), reaped (1), reaping (2), reaps (3).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2325: θερίζωθερίζω; future
θερίσω (
Buttmann, 37 (32), cf.
WH's Appendix, p. 163f); 1 aorist
ἐθερισα; 1 aorist passive
ἐθερίσθην; (
θέρος); the
Sept. for
קָצַר; (from
Aeschylus,
Herodotus down);
to reap, harvest;
a. properly:Matthew 6:26;Luke 12:24;James 5:4; (figuratively,John 4:36 (twice)).
b. in proverbial expressions about sowing and reaping:ἄλλος ...ὁθερίζων, one does the work, another gets the reward,John 4:37f (where the meaning is 'ye hereafter, in winning over a far greater number of the Samaritans to the kingdom of God, will enjoy the fruits of the work which I have now commenced among them' (others do not restrict the reference to converted Samaritans));θερίζωνὅπουοὐκἔσπειρας, unjustly appropriating to thyself the fruits of others' labor,Matthew 25:24, 26;Luke 19:21f;ὁἐάν ...θερίσει, as a man has acted (on earth) so (hereafter by God) will he be requited, either with reward or penalty (his deeds will determine his doom),Galatians 6:7 (a proverb: ut sententem feceris, ita metes,Cicero, de orat. 2, 65; (σύδέταῦτααἰσχρῶςμένἔσπειραςκακῶςδέἐθερισας,Aristotle, rhet. 3, 3, 4; cf.Plato, Phaedr. 260 d.; see Meyer on Galatians, the passage cited));τί, to receive a thing by way of reward or punishment:τάσαρκικά,1 Corinthians 9:11;φθοράν,ζωήναἰώνιον,Galatians 6:8, (σπείρεινπυρούς,θερίζεινἀκάνθας,Jeremiah 12:13;ὁσπείρωνφαῦλαθερίσεικακά,Proverbs 22:8;ἐάνσπείρητεκακά,πᾶσανταραχήνκαίθλῖψινθερισετε,Test. xii. Patr., p. 576 (i. e. test. Levi § 13)); absolutely: of the reward of well-doing,Galatians 6:9;2 Corinthians 9:6.
c. As the crops are cut down with the sickle,θερίζειν, is figuratively used forto destroy, cut off:Revelation 14:15; with the addition ofτήνγῆν, to remove the wicked inhabitants of the earth and deliver them up to destruction,Revelation 14:16 (τήνἈσίαν,Plutarch, reg. et. imper. apophthegm. (Antig. 1), p. 182 a.).
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
reap.Fromtheros (in the sense of the crop); to harvest -- reap.
see GREEKtheros
Forms and Transliterations
εθέριζον εθέρισαν εθερίσατε εθερισθη εθερίσθη ἐθερίσθη θεριζειν θερίζειν θεριζεις θερίζεις θερίζητε θεριζόμενος θερίζοντας θερίζοντος θεριζόντων θερίζουσι θεριζουσιν θερίζουσιν θεριζω θερίζω θεριζων θερίζων θερίζωσι θερινής θερινόν θερινώ θεριούσι θεριούσιν θερισαι θερίσαι θερισαντων θερισάντων θερισει θερίσει θερισθή θερισομεν θερίσομεν θερισον θέρισον etheristhe etheristhē etherísthe etherísthē therisai therísai therisanton therisantōn therisánton therisántōn therisei therísei therisomen therísomen therison thérison therizein therízein therizeis therízeis therizo therizō therízo therízō therizon therizōn therízon therízōn therizousin therízousinLinks
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