Strong's #5453: phuo (pronounced foo'-o)

a primary verb; probably originally, to "puff" or blow, i.e. to swell up; but only used in the implied sense, to germinate or grow (sprout, produce), literally or figuratively:--spring (up).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon:

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phuō

1) to beget, bring forth, produce

2) to be born, to spring up, to grow

3) to shoot forth, spring up

Part of Speech: verb

Relation: a primary verb, probably originally, to "puff" or blow, i.e. to swell up

Usage:

This word is used 3 times:

 

Luke 8:6: "upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture."
Luke 8:8: "good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit a hundredfold. And when he had said"
Hebrews 12:15: "any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby"