Luke
Luke 20:9
9Then He proceeded to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it out to some tenants, and went away for a long time.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| He proceeded | Ἤρξατο | Ērxato | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G756 I begin |
| to tell | λέγειν | legein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G3004 I say, speak |
| the | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| people | λαὸν | laon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2992 a people, the crowd |
| this | ταύτην | tautēn | Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| parable | παραβολὴν | parabolēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3850 a parable, comparison |
| A | τις | tis | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5100 any one, some one |
| man | Ἄνθρωπος | Anthrōpos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G444 a man, one of the human race |
| planted | ἐφύτευσεν | ephyteusen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G5452 I plant |
| a vineyard | ἀμπελῶνα | ampelōna | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G290 a vineyard |
| rented | ἐξέδετο | exedeto | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1554 I give out, let, let out for my own advantage |
| it | αὐτὸν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| to | γεωργοῖς | geōrgois | Noun - Dative Masculine Plural | G1092 a worker of the soil, husbandman, vine-dresser |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| went away | ἀπεδήμησεν | apedēmēsen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G589 I go into another country |
| for a long | ἱκανούς | hikanous | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural | G2425 sufficient, worthy, many, much |
| time | χρόνους | chronous | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G5550 time, a particular time, season |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Matthew 21:33–46 · Mark 12:1–12 · Isaiah 5:1–7 · Jeremiah 2:21 · John 15:1–8 · Psalm 80:8–14 · Song of Solomon 8:11–12 · Matthew 25:14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.