sporimos describes the cultivated grainfield setting through which Jesus and his disciples pass in the Sabbath scenes.

The attested use denotes grainfield settings: in each supplied verse, the genitive plural neuter form occurs in the clause describing Jesus and his disciples passing through fields where heads of grain are plucked.

1. Grainfield setting for passing and plucking · dominant

   The form σπορίμων is genitive plural neuter in all three verses and occurs in the setting clause before the disciples pluck heads of grain. In Luke 6:1 and Matthew 12:1 the APB presents the setting as "through the grainfields," while in Mark 2:23 it says "passing through the grainfields"; each verse then describes the disciples plucking heads of grain.

   Luke 6:1Mark 2:23Matthew 12:1

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the setting as "through the grainfields" in Luke 6:1 and Matthew 12:1, and as "passing through the grainfields" in Mark 2:23. These phrases describe the clause's setting rather than isolate a precise English equivalent for the term.