STRONGS G2325:
θερίζω; 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...
ὁ θερίζων, 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));
θερίζων ὅπου οὐκ ἔσπειρας, unjustly appropriating to thyself the fruits of others' labor,
Matthew 25:24,
26;
Luke 19:21f;
ὁ ἐάν...
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; (
σύ δέ ταῦτα αἰσχρῶς μέν ἔσπειρας κακῶς δέ ἐθερισας,
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:
τά σαρκικά,
1 Corinthians 9:11;
φθοράν,
ζωήν αἰώνιον,
Galatians 6:8, (
σπείρειν πυρούς,
θερίζειν ἀκάνθας,
Jeremiah 12:13;
ὁ σπείρων φαῦλα θερίσει κακά,
Proverbs 22:8;
ἐάν σπείρητε κακά,
πᾶσαν ταραχήν καί θλῖψιν θερισετε,
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 for
to destroy, cut off:
Revelation 14:15; with the addition of
τήν γῆν, to remove the wicked inhabitants of the earth and deliver them up to destruction,
Revelation 14:16 (
τήν Ἀσίαν,
Plutarch, reg. et. imper. apophthegm. (Antig. 1), p. 182 a.).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
- Proverbs
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22:8
- Jeremiah
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12:13
- Matthew
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6:26; 25:24; 25:26
- Luke
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12:24; 19:21
- John
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4:36; 4:37
- 1 Corinthians
-
9:11
- 2 Corinthians
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9:6
- Galatians
-
6:7; 6:8; 6:9
- James
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5:4
- Revelation
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14:15; 14:16