Mark

Mark 12:1

¹Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a wine vat, and built a watchtower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then	Καὶ	Kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
began	ἤρξατο	ērxato	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G756 I begin
to speak	λαλεῖν	lalein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G2980 I speak, say
to them	αὐτοῖς	autois	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
parables	παραβολαῖς	parabolais	Noun - Dative Feminine Plural	G3850 a parable, comparison
A 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
He put	περιέθηκεν	periethēken	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4060 I put around, bestow
a wall	φραγμὸν	phragmon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G5418 a hedge, fence, partition
dug	ὤρυξεν	ōryxen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3736 I dig, dig out
a wine vat	ὑπολήνιον	hypolēnion	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G5276 a pit under the wine-press
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
built	ᾠκοδόμησεν	ōkodomēsen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3618 I build, build up, edify
a watchtower	πύργον	pyrgon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G4444 a tower, fortified structure
Then	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
he rented it out	ἐξέδετο	exedeto	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G1554 I give out, let, let out for my own advantage
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 on a journey	ἀπεδήμησεν	apedēmēsen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G589 I go into another country

Cross-references

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Isaiah 5:1–4 · Mark 13:34 · Song of Solomon 8:11–12 · Matthew 25:14 · Mark 4:2 · Psalm 80:8–16 · Mark 4:33–34 · Romans 11:17–24 · Acts 7:46–47 · Romans 9:4–5 · Romans 3:1–2 · Acts 7:38

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.