Luke 20:9

Ἤρξατο δὲ πρὸς τὸν λαὸν λέγειν τὴν παραβολὴν ταύτην· Ἄνθρωπός τις ἐφύτευσεν ἀμπελῶνα καὶ ἐξέδοτο αὐτὸν γεωργοῖς καὶ ἀπεδήμησεν χρόνους ἱκανούς
Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let forth it to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.
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Matthew 21:33

Ἄλλην παραβολὴν ἀκούσατε Ἄνθρωπος τις ἦν οἰκοδεσπότης ὅστις ἐφύτευσεν ἀμπελῶνα καὶ φραγμὸν αὐτῷ περιέθηκεν καὶ ὤρυξεν ἐν αὐτῷ ληνὸν καὶ ᾠκοδόμησεν πύργον καὶ ἐξέδοτο αὐτὸν γεωργοῖς καὶ ἀπεδήμησεν
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Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:

Mark 12:1

Καὶ ἤρξατο αὐτοῖς ἐν παραβολαῖς λέγεῖν Ἀμπελῶνα ἐφύτευσεν ἄνθρωπος καὶ περιέθηκεν φραγμὸν καὶ ὤρυξεν ὑπολήνιον καὶ ᾠκοδόμησεν πύργον καὶ ἐξέδοτο αὐτὸν γεωργοῖς καὶ ἀπεδήμησεν
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And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let out it to husbandmen, and went into a far country.

Isaiah 5:1

אָשִׁירָה נָּא לִֽידִידִי שִׁירַת דּוֹדִי לְכַרְמוֹ כֶּרֶם הָיָה לִֽידִידִי בְּקֶרֶן בֶּן-שָֽׁמֶן׃
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Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill:

John 15:1

Ἐγώ εἰμι ἡ ἄμπελος ἡ ἀληθινή καὶ ὁ πατήρ μου ὁ γεωργός ἐστιν
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I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.

Psalms 80:8

גֶּפֶן מִמִּצְרַיִם תַּסִּיעַ תְּגָרֵשׁ גּוֹיִם וַתִּטָּעֶֽהָ׃
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Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it.

Jeremiah 2:21

וְאָֽנֹכִי נְטַעְתִּיךְ שׂוֹרֵק כֻּלֹּה זֶרַע אֱמֶת וְאֵיךְ נֶהְפַּכְתְּ לִי סוּרֵי הַגֶּפֶן נָכְרִיָּֽה׃
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Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me?

Song of Solomon 8:11

כֶּרֶם הָיָה לִשְׁלֹמֹה בְּבַעַל הָמוֹן נָתַן אֶת-הַכֶּרֶם לַנֹּטְרִים אִישׁ יָבִא בְּפִרְיוֹ אֶלֶף כָּֽסֶף׃
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Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon; he let out the vineyard unto keepers; every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of silver.

Matthew 25:14

Ὥσπερ γὰρ ἄνθρωπος ἀποδημῶν ἐκάλεσεν τοὺς ἰδίους δούλους καὶ παρέδωκεν αὐτοῖς τὰ ὑπάρχοντα αὐτοῦ
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For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.

Deuteronomy 17:8

כִּי יִפָּלֵא מִמְּךָ דָבָר לַמִּשְׁפָּט בֵּֽין-דָּם׀ לְדָם בֵּֽין-דִּין לְדִין וּבֵין נֶגַע לָנֶגַע דִּבְרֵי רִיבֹת בִּשְׁעָרֶיךָ וְקַמְתָּ וְעָלִיתָ אֶל-הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר יִבְחַר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ בּֽוֹ׃
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If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within thy gates: then shalt thou arise, and get thee up into the place which the LORD thy God shall choose;

Deuteronomy 16:18

שֹֽׁפְטִים וְשֹֽׁטְרִים תִּֽתֶּן-לְךָ בְּכָל-שְׁעָרֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לְךָ לִשְׁבָטֶיךָ וְשָֽׁפְטוּ אֶת-הָעָם מִשְׁפַּט-צֶֽדֶק׃
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Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.

Deuteronomy 1:15

וָֽאֶקַּח אֶת-רָאשֵׁי שִׁבְטֵיכֶם אֲנָשִׁים חֲכָמִים וִֽידֻעִים וָֽאֶתֵּן אוֹתָם רָאשִׁים עֲלֵיכֶם שָׂרֵי אֲלָפִים וְשָׂרֵי מֵאוֹת וְשָׂרֵי חֲמִשִּׁים וְשָׂרֵי עֲשָׂרֹת וְשֹֽׁטְרִים לְשִׁבְטֵיכֶֽם׃
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So I took the chief of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, and captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and officers among your tribes.

1 Corinthians 3:6

ἐγὼ ἐφύτευσα Ἀπολλῶς ἐπότισεν ἀλλ' ὁ θεὸς ηὔξανεν·
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I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.

Luke 19:12

εἶπεν οὖν Ἄνθρωπός τις εὐγενὴς ἐπορεύθη εἰς χώραν μακρὰν λαβεῖν ἑαυτῷ βασιλείαν καὶ ὑποστρέψαι
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He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.
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In the KJV here: began he
began ×31 and began ×11 he began ×10 beginning ×7 they began ×4 began he ×3 begin ×2 shall begin ×2
Strong's Definition G756
began, begin, beginning, begun, rehearsed
archomai
to commence (in order of time)
  • to be the first to do (anything), to begin
    • "to be chief, leader, ruler"to begin, make a beginning
Variations 18 forms of this word
Translations 22 English renderings
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Greek: Conjunction Or Conjunctive Particle Dictionary form: δέ · theh
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In the KJV here: then
and ×1179 but ×922 now ×157 then ×129 when ×41 yet ×20 and when ×19 for ×18
Strong's Definition G1161
and, but, now, then, when, …
de
but, and, etc
  • but, moreover, and, etc.
Variations 3 forms of this word
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Preposition
πρὸς Speech Preposition
Dictionary form: πρός · prose
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In the KJV here: to
unto ×329 to ×186 with ×40 for ×25 against ×23 among ×20 at ×15 toward ×10
Strong's Definition G4314
unto, to, with, for, against, …
pros
a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e., toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e., pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e., near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e., whither or for which it is predicated)
  • to the advantage of
    • "at, near, by"to, towards, with, with regard to
Variations 2 forms of this word
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Definite Article — Accusative, masculine singular the direct object — the one receiving the action
τὸν Speech Definite Article Case Accusative Gender Masculine Number Singular
Dictionary form: ὁ · hoh
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In the KJV here: the
the ×7529 he ×303 which ×278 that ×240 they ×142 a ×139 his ×92 them ×87
Strong's Definition G3588
the, which, that, he, they, …
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
Variations 16 forms of this word
Translations 525 English renderings
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Noun — Accusative, masculine singular the direct object — the one receiving the action
λαὸν Speech Noun Case Accusative Gender Masculine Number Singular
Dictionary form: λαός · la-OSE
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In the KJV here: people
people ×97 people of ×18 people unto ×6 peoples ×4 the people ×4 a people ×3 people to ×3 of people ×2
Strong's Definition G2992
people, peoples
laos
a people (in general; thus differing from G1218, which denotes one's own populace)
  • a people, people group, tribe, nation, all those who are of the same stock and language
    • "of a great part of the population gathered together anywhere
Variations 12 forms of this word
Translations 13 English renderings
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Verb — Present Active ongoing action — try "he ___s" or "he is ___ing" the subject does the action — "he ___s"
λέγειν Speech Verb Tense Present Voice Active
Dictionary form: λέγω · LEH-goh
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In the KJV here: to speak
saying ×376 saith ×184 i say ×153 said ×84 he saith ×71 say ×56 he said ×41 to say ×22
Strong's Definition G3004
saying, saith, say, said, called, …
legō
properly, to ___%___lay___%___ forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas G2036 and G5346 generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while G4483 is properly to break silence merely, and G2980 means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean
  • to say, to speak
    • affirm over, maintain
      • "to teach"to exhort, advise, to command, direct"to point out with words, intend, mean, mean to say"to call by name, to call, name"to speak out, speak of, mention
Variations 52 forms of this word
Translations 139 English renderings
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Definite Article — Accusative, feminine singular the direct object — the one receiving the action
τὴν Speech Definite Article Case Accusative Gender Feminine Number Singular
Dictionary form: ὁ · hoh
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In the KJV here: a
the ×7529 he ×303 which ×278 that ×240 they ×142 a ×139 his ×92 them ×87
Strong's Definition G3588
the, which, that, he, they, …
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
Variations 16 forms of this word
Translations 525 English renderings
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Noun — Accusative, feminine singular the direct object — the one receiving the action
παραβολὴν Speech Noun Case Accusative Gender Feminine Number Singular
Dictionary form: παραβολή · pa-ra-voh-LAY
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In the KJV here: parable
parable ×22 parables ×15 a parable ×9 a figure ×1 comparison ×1 proverb ×1 was a figure ×1
Strong's Definition G3850
parable, parables, figure, proverb, comparison
parabolē
a similitude (___%___parable___%___), i.e., (symbolic) fictitious narrative (of common life conveying a moral), apothegm or adage
  • a placing of one thing by the side of another, juxtaposition, as of ships in battle
    • "metaphorically
    • a comparing, comparison of one thing with another, likeness, similitude
      • "an example by which a doctrine or precept is illustrated"a narrative, fictitious but agreeable to the laws and usages of human life, by which either the duties of men or the things of God, particularly the nature and history of God's kingdom are figuratively portrayed"a parable: an earthly story with a heavenly meaning
    a pithy and instructive saying, involving some likeness or comparison and having preceptive or admonitory force
    • an aphorism, a maxim
    a proverb"an act by which one exposes himself or his possessions to danger, a venture, a risk
Variations 10 forms of this word
Translations 7 English renderings
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Demonstrative Pronoun — Accusative, feminine singular the direct object — the one receiving the action
ταύτην· Speech Demonstrative Pronoun Case Accusative Gender Feminine Number Singular
Dictionary form: οὗτος · HOO-tose
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In the KJV here: this
this ×245 these ×77 the same ×34 he ×30 this man ×18 of this ×9 they ×9 is this ×6
Strong's Definition G3778
this, these, same, he, man, …
houtos
the he (she or it), i.e., this or that (often with article repeated)
  • this
Variations 23 forms of this word
Translations 45 English renderings
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In the KJV here: man
man ×161 men ×123 a man ×71 of man ×55 man of ×32 of men ×29 men of ×15 unto men ×10
Strong's Definition G444
man, men, mans, mens, certain
anthrōpos
man-faced, i.e., a human being
  • a human being, whether male or female
    • generically, to include all human individuals
      • "to distinguish man from beings of a different race or order
      • of animals and plants
        • "of from God and Christ"of the angels
      with the added notion of weakness, by which man is led into a mistake or prompted to sin"with the adjunct notion of contempt or disdainful pity"with reference to two fold nature of man, body and soul"with reference to the two fold nature of man, the corrupt and the truly Christian man, conformed to the nature of God"with reference to sex, a male
    indefinitely, someone, a man, one"in the plural, people"joined with other words, merchantman
Variations 17 forms of this word
Translations 39 English renderings
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Indefinite Pronoun — Nominative, masculine singular the subject — the one doing the action
τις Speech Indefinite Pronoun Case Nominative Gender Masculine Number Singular
Dictionary form: τὶς · tees
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In the KJV here: certain
any man ×73 some ×67 any ×65 a certain ×55 certain ×52 a man ×31 one ×31 any thing ×25
Strong's Definition G5100
man, certain, some, any, one, …
tis
some or any person or object
  • a certain, a certain one
    • "some, some time, a while
Variations 24 forms of this word
Translations 63 English renderings
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Verb — Aorist Active Indicative, third person singular the action as a single whole, usually past — try "he ___ed" the subject does the action — "he ___s" a statement of fact — "he ___s" the built-in subject is "he / she / it"
ἐφύτευσεν Speech Verb Tense Aorist Voice Active Mood Indicative Person Third Number Singular
Dictionary form: φυτεύω · foo-TEV-oh
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In the KJV here: planted
planted ×4 planteth ×2 be thou planted ×1 have planted ×1 planted hath ×1 that planteth ×1 they planted ×1
Strong's Definition G5452
planted, planteth
phyteuō
to set out in the earth, i.e., implant; figuratively, to instil doctrine
  • to plant
Variations 7 forms of this word
Translations 7 English renderings
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Noun — Accusative, masculine singular the direct object — the one receiving the action
ἀμπελῶνα Speech Noun Case Accusative Gender Masculine Number Singular
Dictionary form: ἀμπελών · am-peh-LONE
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In the KJV here: a vineyard
vineyard ×11 vineyard of ×8 a vineyard ×4
Strong's Definition G290
vineyard
ampelōn
a vineyard
  • a vineyard
Variations 4 forms of this word
Translations 3 English renderings
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Greek: Conjunction Or Conjunctive Particle Dictionary form: καί · keh
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In the KJV here: and
and ×8028 also ×492 even ×102 both ×51 but ×40 then ×25 neither ×21 it and ×18
Strong's Definition G2532
and, also, even, both, but, …
kai
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
  • and, also, even, indeed, but
Variations 3 forms of this word
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In the KJV here: let forth
let out ×2 let forth ×1 will let out ×1
Strong's Definition G1554
let, out
ekdidōmi
to give forth, i.e., (specially) to lease
  • to give out of one's house, power, hand, stores
    • "to give out, give up, give over"to let out for hire"to farm out"to let out for one's advantage
Variations 2 forms of this word
Translations 3 English renderings
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Personal Pronoun — Accusative, masculine singular the direct object — the one receiving the action
αὐτὸν Speech Personal Pronoun Case Accusative Gender Masculine Number Singular
Dictionary form: αὐτός · av-TOSE
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In the KJV here: it
him ×1449 his ×979 them ×691 unto him ×353 unto them ×338 their ×290 he ×217 her ×177
Strong's Definition G846
him, them, his, their, he, …
autos
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
  • himself, herself, themselves, itself
    • "he, she, it"the same
Variations 38 forms of this word
Translations 208 English renderings
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Noun — Dative, masculine plural the indirect object, or the means — try "to / for ___" or "by / with ___" plural — usually add "-s"
γεωργοῖς Speech Noun Case Dative Gender Masculine Number Plural
Dictionary form: γεωργός · geh-ore-GOSE
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In the KJV here: to husbandmen
husbandmen ×10 to husbandmen ×3 husbandman ×2 husbandmen unto ×1 husbandmen when ×1 the husbandman ×1 unto husbandmen ×1
Strong's Definition G1092
husbandmen, husbandman
geōrgos
a land-worker, i.e., farmer
  • a husbandman, tiller of the soil, a vine dresser
Variations 6 forms of this word
Translations 7 English renderings
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Greek: Conjunction Or Conjunctive Particle Dictionary form: καί · keh
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In the KJV here: and
and ×8028 also ×492 even ×102 both ×51 but ×40 then ×25 neither ×21 it and ×18
Strong's Definition G2532
and, also, even, both, but, …
kai
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
  • and, also, even, indeed, but
Variations 3 forms of this word
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Verb — Aorist Active Indicative, third person singular the action as a single whole, usually past — try "he ___ed" the subject does the action — "he ___s" a statement of fact — "he ___s" the built-in subject is "he / she / it"
ἀπεδήμησεν Speech Verb Tense Aorist Voice Active Mood Indicative Person Third Number Singular
Dictionary form: ἀποδημέω · ah-poh-thay-MEH-oh
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In the KJV here: went into a far country
went into a far country ×3 and took his journey ×1 took his journey ×1 travelling into a far country ×1
Strong's Definition G589
country, journey
apodēmeō
to go abroad, i.e., visit a foreign land
  • to go away into foreign parts, go abroad
Variations 2 forms of this word
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Noun — Accusative, masculine plural the direct object — the one receiving the action plural — usually add "-s"
χρόνους Speech Noun Case Accusative Gender Masculine Number Plural
Dictionary form: χρόνος · HROH-nose
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In the KJV here: time
time ×19 season ×3 times ×3 a time ×2 a while ×2 long ×2 the time ×2 the times ×2
Strong's Definition G5550
time, times, while, season, long, …
chronos
a space of time (in general, and thus properly distinguished from G2540, which designates a fixed or special occasion; and from G0165, which denotes a particular period) or interval; by extension, an individual opportunity; by implication, delay
  • time either long or short
Variations 7 forms of this word
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Adjective — Accusative, masculine plural the direct object — the one receiving the action plural — usually add "-s"
ἱκανούς Speech Adjective Case Accusative Gender Masculine Number Plural
Dictionary form: ἱκανός · hee-ka-NOSE
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In the KJV here: for a long
many ×10 much ×5 worthy ×5 great ×2 long ×2 sufficient ×2 a good ×1 a long ×1
Strong's Definition G2425
many, much, long, worthy, sufficient, …
hikanos
competent (as if coming in season), i.e., ample (in amount) or fit (in character)
  • sufficient
    • many enough, enough
      • "sufficient in ability, i.e., meet, fit
Variations 12 forms of this word
Translations 20 English renderings
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