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← Mark 12 · verse 2 →

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 it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country. (KJV)

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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.

ΚαὶKaiAnd

Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…

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Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT Mark 12:1 word 1

ἤρξατοērxatoHe began

Lemma: ἄρχω (archō) · Strong's: G0757

Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Middle Deponent · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-ADI-3S)

Meaning: be first — ἄρχω ; [in LXX for חָלַל, מָשַׁל, etc. ; ] ; 1. to begin. ; 2. to rule (see DCG, ii, 538b.): with genitive, Mrk.10:42, Rom.15:12. Mid., to begin: before ἀπό, Mat.16:21 20:8, Luk.14:18 23:5 24:27, 47, Jhn.8:9, Act.1:22…

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Used 86 times. Also: Matthew 4:17, Matthew 11:7, Matthew 11:20, Matthew 12:1, Matthew 14:30, Matthew 16:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0757; TFLSJ G0757; TAGNT Mark 12:1 word 2

αὐτοῖςautoisto them

Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846

Parsing: Personal pronoun · Dative · Plural · Masculine (P-DPM)

Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT Mark 12:1 word 3

ἐνenin

Lemma: ἐν (en) · Strong's: G1722

Parsing: Preposition (PREP)

Meaning: in/on/among — ἐν, ; prep, (the most frequently of all in NT), with dative (= Heb. בְּ, Lat. in, with abl.). ; I. Of place, with dative of thing(s), of person(s), in, within, on, at, by, among: ἐν τ. πόλει, Luk.7:37; τ. οφθαλμῷ,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 2826 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1722; TFLSJ G1722; TAGNT Mark 12:1 word 4

παραβολαῖςparabolaisparables

Lemma: παραβολή (parabolē) · Strong's: G3850

Parsing: Noun · Dative · Plural · Feminine (N-DPF)

Meaning: parable — παραβολή, -ῆς, ἡ; (παραβάλλω), [in LXX (cf. McNeile, Mt., 185): Num.23:7, Deu.28:37, Psa.44:14, Pro.1:6, Eze.12:22, al. (מָשַׁל), Sir.47:17 (חִידָה), al. mutt. in Sir, Wis.5:3 ; ] ; 1. a placing beside, juxtaposition…

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Used 50 times. Also: Matthew 13:3, Matthew 13:10, Matthew 13:13, Matthew 13:18, Matthew 13:24, Matthew 13:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3850; TFLSJ G3850; TAGNT Mark 12:1 word 5

λαλεῖν·laleinto speak:

Lemma: λαλέω (laleō) · Strong's: G2980

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Infinitive (V-PAN)

Meaning: to speak — λαλέω, -ῶ, ; [in LXX chiefly for דּבר pi., also for אמר, etc. ; ] ; 1. to utter: of inanimate things, Rev.4:1 10:4; metaphorically, Heb.11:4 12:24. ; 2. to talk, speak, say: absol., Mat.9:33 12:46, Mrk.5:35, Luk.8:49;…

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Used 298 times. Also: Matthew 9:18, Matthew 9:33, Matthew 10:19, Matthew 10:20, Matthew 12:22, Matthew 12:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2980; TFLSJ G2980; TAGNT Mark 12:1 word 6

ἀμπελῶναampelōnaA vineyard

Lemma: ἀμπελών (ampelōn) · Strong's: G0290

Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (N-ASM)

Meaning: vineyard — ἀμπελών, -ῶνος, ὁ; (ἄμπελος), [in LXX for כֶּרֶם ; ] ; a vineyard: Mat.20:1 ff. Mat.21:28 ff, Luk.13:6 20:9 ff., 1Co.9:7. Æschin., 49, 13; Diod., al.; see MM, VGT, see word; LS, see word ἀμπελουργεῖον.); (AS)

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Used 23 times. Also: Matthew 20:1, Matthew 20:2, Matthew 20:4, Matthew 20:7, Matthew 20:8, Matthew 21:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0290; TFLSJ G0290; TAGNT Mark 12:1 word 7

ἄνθρωποςanthrōposa man

Lemma: ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos) · Strong's: G0444

Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (N-NSM)

Meaning: a human — ἄνθρωπος, -ου, ὁ, ; [in LXX chiefly for אִישׁ ,אָדָם, also for אֱנוֹשׁ, etc. ; ] ; man: ; 1. generically, a human being, male or female (Lat. homo): Jhn.16:21; with art., Mat.4:4 12:35, Mrk.2:27, Jhn.2:25, Rom.7:1, al;…

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Used 558 times. Also: Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:19, Matthew 5:13, Matthew 5:16, Matthew 5:19, Matthew 6:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0444; TFLSJ G0444; TAGNT Mark 12:1 word 8

ἐφύτευσενephuteusenplanted

Lemma: φυτεύω (phuteuō) · Strong's: G5452

Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-AAI-3S)

Meaning: to plant — φυτεύω; (φυτόν, a plant, φύω), [in LXX chiefly for נָטַע, also for שָׁתַל, etc. ; ] ; to plant: Luk.17:28, 1Co.3:6-8; with accusative, φυτείαν, Mat.15:13; ἀμπελῶνα, Mat.21:33, Mrk.12:1, Luk.20:9, 1Co.9:7; pass., before…

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Used 11 times. Also: Matthew 15:13, Matthew 21:33, Luke 13:6, Luke 17:6, Luke 17:28, Luke 20:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5452; TFLSJ G5452; TAGNT Mark 12:1 word 9

καὶkaiand

Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…

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Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT Mark 12:1 word 10

περιέθηκενperiethēkenhe placed around [it]

Lemma: περιτίθημι (peritithēmi) · Strong's: G4060

Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-AAI-3S)

Meaning: to put on — περι-τίθημι ; [in LXX for נָתַן, שׂוּם, etc. ; ] ; to place or put around: with accusative and dative, Mat.21:33 27:48, Mrk.12:1 15:36, Jhn.19:29; of garments, etc., to put on: Mat.27:28 Mrk.15:17 (Sir.6:31).…

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Used 8 times. Also: Matthew 21:33, Matthew 27:28, Matthew 27:48, Mark 15:17, Mark 15:36, John 19:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4060; TFLSJ G4060; TAGNT Mark 12:1 word 11

φραγμὸνphragmona fence

Lemma: φραγμός (phragmos) · Strong's: G5418

Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (N-ASM)

Meaning: fence — φραγμός, -oῦ, ὁ; (φράσσω), [in LXX chiefly for גָּדֵר, גְּדֵרָה, also for גְּדֵרָה, etc. ; ] ; 1. prop., a fencing in (Soph., OT, 1387). ; 2. = φράγμα, a fence: Mat.21:33, Mrk.12:1, Luk.14:23. Metaphorical, μεσότοιχον…

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Used 4 times. Also: Matthew 21:33, Luke 14:23, Ephesians 2:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5418; TFLSJ G5418; TAGNT Mark 12:1 word 12

καὶkaiand

Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT Mark 12:1 word 13

ὤρυξενōruxendug

Lemma: ὀρύσσω (orussō) · Strong's: G3736

Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-AAI-3S)

Meaning: to dig — ὀρύσσω ; [in LXX chiefly for חָפַר also for כָּרָה, etc. ; ] ; to dig: with accusative, ληνόν, Mat.21:33; ὁπολήνιον, Mrk.12:1; γῆν, Mat.25:18 (cf. δι-, ἐξ-ορύσσω).†; (AS)

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Used 3 times. Also: Matthew 21:33, Matthew 25:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3736; TFLSJ G3736; TAGNT Mark 12:1 word 14

ὑπολήνιονhupolēniona wine vat

Lemma: ὑπολήνιον (hupolēnion) · Strong's: G5276

Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (N-ASN)

Meaning: trough — ὑπολήνιον, -ου, τό; (ὑπό, ληνός), [in LXX: Jol.3:13 (4:13), Hag.2:17, (16), Zec.14:10, Isa.16:10 (יֶקֶב) * ; ] ; a vessel or trough beneath a winepress to receive the juice (RV, a pit for the winepress): Mrk.12:1 (see…

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Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5276; TFLSJ G5276; TAGNT Mark 12:1 word 15

καὶkaiand

Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT Mark 12:1 word 16

ᾠκοδόμησενōkodomēsenbuilt

Lemma: οἰκοδομέω (oikodomeō) · Strong's: G3618

Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-AAI-3S)

Meaning: to build — οἰκοδομέω, -ῶ; (οἰκοδόμος), [in LXX chiefly for בָּנָה ; ] ; to build a house, to build: absol., Luk.11:48 14:30 17:28; οἱ οἰκοδομοῦντες, the builders (as Psa.118:22, בָּנָה), Mat.21:42, Mrk.12:10, Luk.20:17, 1Pe.2:7"…

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Used 40 times. Also: Matthew 7:24, Matthew 7:26, Matthew 16:18, Matthew 21:33, Matthew 21:42, Matthew 23:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3618; TFLSJ G3618; TAGNT Mark 12:1 word 17

πύργονpurgona tower

Lemma: πύργος (purgos) · Strong's: G4444

Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (N-ASM)

Meaning: tower — πύργος, -ου, ὁ ; [in LXX chiefly for מִגְדָּל ; ] ; a tower: Luk.13:4; of a watch-tower in a vineyard (Isa.5:2): Mat.21:33, Mrk.12:1, and prob., Luk.14:28.†; (AS)

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Used 4 times. Also: Matthew 21:33, Luke 13:4, Luke 14:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4444; TFLSJ G4444; TAGNT Mark 12:1 word 18

καὶkaiand

Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT Mark 12:1 word 19

ἐξέδετοexedetorented out

Lemma: ἐκδίδωμι (ekdidōmi) · Strong's: G1554

Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Middle · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-2AMI-3S)

Meaning: to lease — ἐκ-δίδωμι ; [in LXX for נָתַן, etc. ; ] ; 1. to surrender, give up, give out. ; 2. to let out for hire (Hdt.); mid. (as frequently in π.; see MM, Exp., xii); to let out to one's advantage, Mat.21:33, 41, Mrk.12:1,…

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Used 4 times. Also: Matthew 21:33, Matthew 21:41, Luke 20:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1554; TFLSJ G1554; TAGNT Mark 12:1 word 20

αὐτὸνautonit

Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846

Parsing: Personal pronoun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (P-ASM)

Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT Mark 12:1 word 21

γεωργοῖςgeōrgoisto farmers

Lemma: γεωργός (geōrgos) · Strong's: G1092

Parsing: Noun · Dative · Plural · Masculine (N-DPM)

Meaning: farmer — γεωργός, -οῦ, ὁ ; (γῆ, ἔργω = ἔρδω, to do), [in LXX for אִכָּר, etc. ; ] ; 1. a husbandman: 2Ti.2:6, Jas.5:7. ; 2. a vine-dresser (cf. ἀμπελουργός, Luk.13:7): Mat.21:33-35, 38, 40, 41, Mrk.12:1, 2 7, 9, Luk.20:9, 10 14,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 19 times. Also: Matthew 21:33, Matthew 21:34, Matthew 21:35, Matthew 21:38, Matthew 21:40, Matthew 21:41 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1092; TFLSJ G1092; TAGNT Mark 12:1 word 22

καὶkaiand

Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT Mark 12:1 word 23

ἀπεδήμησενapedēmēsentraveled abroad

Lemma: ἀποδημέω (apodēmeō) · Strong's: G0589

Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-AAI-3S)

Meaning: to go abroad — ἀπο-δημέω, -ῶ; (ἀπόδημος), [in LXX: Eze.19:3 A * ; ] ; to be or go abroad (M, Pr., 130, 2): Mat.21:33 25:14-15, Mrk.12:1, Luk.15:13 20:9.†; (AS)

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 6 times. Also: Matthew 21:33, Matthew 25:14, Matthew 25:15, Luke 15:13, Luke 20:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0589; TFLSJ G0589; TAGNT Mark 12:1 word 24

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Then→καί G2532 and
[Jesus] began→G0756
to speak→λαλέω G2980 to speak
to them→αὐτός G0846 it/s/he
in→ἐν G1722 in/on/among
parables→παραβολή G3850 parable
A man→ἄνθρωπος G0444 a human
planted→φυτεύω G5452 to plant
a vineyard→ἀμπελών G0290 vineyard
He put→περιτίθημι G4060 to put on
a wall {around it}→φραγμός G5418 fence
dug→ὀρύσσω G3736 to dig
a wine vat→ὑπολήνιον G5276 trough
and→καί G2532 and
built→οἰκοδομέω G3618 to build
a watchtower→πύργος G4444 tower
Then→καί G2532 and
he rented it out→ἐκδίδωμι G1554 to lease
. . .→αὐτός G0846 it/s/he
to [some] tenants→γεωργός G1092 farmer
and→καί G2532 and
went away on a journey→ἀποδημέω G0589 to go abroad

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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