Lexicon
ἐκδίδωμι
ekdidōmi
G1554
G:V Greek

to lease

4
Occurrences
3
Books
Greek
Language

ekdidomi describes assigning a vineyard to farmers, including assigning it to different farmers.

Across the supplied parable verses, the verb describes a vineyard owner assigning the vineyard to farmers; the same action is envisioned later with other farmers.

Senses in use

  1. Assigning a vineyard to farmers · dominant

    In Luke 20:9, Mark 12:1, and Matthew 21:33, the aorist middle form occurs after a man plants and prepares a vineyard and before he goes abroad; in each verse the APB renders the clause “leased it to farmers.” In Matthew 21:41, the future middle form describes the vineyard being assigned to other farmers, and the APB renders “lease the vineyard to other farmers.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the action as “leased it to farmers” in Luke 20:9, Mark 12:1, and Matthew 21:33, and as “lease the vineyard to other farmers” in Matthew 21:41. These are translation renderings of whole clauses.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture