σπέρμα
σπέρμα
σπέρμα, ατος, τό,
σπείρω
that which is sown:
the seed of plants, Hes., Hdt., Attic:—also of animals, Pind., Eur.
metaph. of the germ, origin, element of anything, σπ. πυρός Od.; φλογός Pind.; κακῶν Dem.
seed, offspring, issue, Trag., etc.
race, origin, descent, Trag.