to lease
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.
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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.