Luke 8:6

The rock [τ η ν π ε τ ρ α ν]. Matthew has the rocky places, and Mark the rocky ground.

Sprung up [φ υ ε ν]. Lit., having sprung up. Rev., better, grew. Sprung up is Matthew's ejxaneteilen. Only here and Hebrews 12:15, where it is a quotation from the Septuagint. See on Matthew 13:7.

Moisture [ι κ μ α δ α]. Only here in New Testament. Matthew and Mark have depth of earth. The word is the medical expression for juices of the body, of plants, and of the earth. Aristophanes, metaphorically, the juice of thought (" Clouds, " 233). Hippocrates uses this and the preceding word together, comparing the juices of the body with those of the earth.