Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Matthew 13:8

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8. ὃ μὲν ἑκατόν, κ.τ.λ. Thomson, Land and Book, p. 83, ascribes the different kinds of fertility to different kinds of grain; ‘barley yields more than wheat, and white maize sown in the neighbourhood, often yields several hundred fold.’ It is however better to refer the difference of yield to differences in particular parts of the good soil. The highest in the kingdom of God differ in receptivity and fruitfulness. As to the fact, cf. Strabo, xv. p. 1063 c.: πολύσιτος δʼ ἄγαν ἔστι ὥστε ἑκατοντάχουν διʼ ὁμαλοῦ καὶ κριθὴν καὶ πυρὸν ἐκτρέφειν ἔστι δʼ ὅτε καὶ διακοσιοντάχουν.