Lexicon
νήθω
nēthō
G3514
G:V Greek

to spin

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netho describes spinning, mentioned of lilies that neither toil nor spin.

The two occurrences present the action of spinning in the repeated description of lilies: they grow without laboring or spinning.

Senses in use

  1. Spinning as work contrasted with lilies' growth · dominant

    Both forms occur in clauses describing lilies that grow without human work. In Luke 12:27 the singular present active indicative form stands in the statement that the lilies neither labor nor spin; in Matthew 6:28 the plural present active indicative form occurs in the same contrast, which the APB renders as lilies that “neither toil nor spin.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the action as “spin” in both verses, within the repeated statement that lilies neither labor or toil nor spin. This wording confirms the clause's overall presentation rather than isolating a precise English equivalent.

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