God & Savior

Mark 12:1

Then 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.
Mark 12:1
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

Καὶ ἤρξατο αὐτοῖς ἐν παραβολαῖς λαλεῖν· ἀμπελῶνα ἄνθρωπος ἐφύτευσεν καὶ περιέθηκεν φραγμὸν καὶ ὤρυξεν ὑπολήνιον καὶ ᾠκοδόμησεν πύργον καὶ ἐξέδετο αὐτὸν γεωργοῖς καὶ ἀπεδήμησεν

  1. ΚαὶKai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. ἤρξατοērxato“He began”
    Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἄρχω · “be first” · Strong's G0757
  3. αὐτοῖςautois“to them”
    Personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  4. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  5. παραβολαῖςparabolais“parables”
    Noun, dative, plural, feminine · from παραβολή · “parable” · Strong's G3850
  6. λαλεῖν·lalein“to speak:”
    Verb, present, active, infinitive · from λαλέω · “to speak” · Strong's G2980
  7. ἀμπελῶναampelōna“A vineyard”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἀμπελών · “vineyard” · Strong's G0290
  8. ἄνθρωποςanthrōpos“a man”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “a human” · Strong's G0444
  9. ἐφύτευσενephuteusen“planted”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from φυτεύω · “to plant” · Strong's G5452
  10. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  11. περιέθηκενperiethēken“he placed around [it]”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from περιτίθημι · “to put on” · Strong's G4060
  12. φραγμὸνphragmon“a fence”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from φραγμός · “fence” · Strong's G5418
  13. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  14. ὤρυξενōruxen“dug”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ὀρύσσω · “to dig” · Strong's G3736
  15. ὑπολήνιονhupolēnion“a wine vat”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “trough” · Strong's G5276
  16. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  17. ᾠκοδόμησενōkodomēsen“built”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from οἰκοδομέω · “to build” · Strong's G3618
  18. πύργονpurgon“a tower”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from πύργος · “tower” · Strong's G4444
  19. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  20. ἐξέδετοexedeto“rented out”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, middle, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐκδίδωμι · “to lease” · Strong's G1554
  21. αὐτὸνauton“it”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  22. γεωργοῖςgeōrgois“to farmers”
    Noun, dative, plural, masculine · from γεωργός · “farmer” · Strong's G1092
  23. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  24. ἀπεδήμησενapedēmēsen“traveled abroad”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀποδημέω · “to go abroad” · Strong's G0589
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)