An adjective meaning 'sown' or 'fit for sowing,' used substantively in the plural to mean grain fields or cultivated farmland. All three NT uses appear in the Sabbath controversy: Jesus' disciples pluck grain while walking through the 'sown fields' (Matt 12:1, Mark 2:23, Luke 6:1). The Pharisees object, sparking Jesus' defense using David's example and the principle that human need and mercy outweigh ritual restrictions. These are working fields, planted and yielding crops, the economic backbone of agricultural society.