farmer
Georgos denotes a cultivator, especially those leased a vineyard and expected to provide its fruit.
The attested use denotes cultivators: most often the plural group to whom a vineyard is leased, who are expected to yield its fruit, and also an individual who labors for or waits for agricultural produce. In John 15:1, the same agricultural designation is used within the vine image.
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Cultivator or vineyard tenant · dominant
Plural forms identify the people to whom the vineyard is leased and from whom fruit is sought: in Matthew 21:33 the APB renders that the vineyard was leased to “farmers,” and in Matthew 21:34 slaves are sent to them for its fruit. In Mark 12:7 and Luke 20:10, these cultivators act against the owner's representatives; singular forms in 2 Timothy 2:6 and James 5:7 show an individual who labors for fruit or patiently awaits it.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB consistently presents the term as “farmer” or “farmers,” including the leased vineyard workers and the individual connected with fruit. These English labels confirm the agricultural setting rather than define each form independently.