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Luke 12:16

And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

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εἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).he spakeδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.παραβολὴνparabolēna parableπαραβολή (parabolē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “a parable”, the object formG3850(a) a comparison, (b) a parable, often of those uttered by our Lord, (c) a proverb, an adage.This verse uses “a parable”.a parableπρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoαὐτοὺςautousthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “them”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themλέγωνlegōnsayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “saying”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.sayingἈνθρώπουanthrōpoumanἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “man”, the of-formG444a man, one of the human race.manτινὸςtinosoneτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “one”, the of-formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.πλουσίουplousiourichπλούσιος (plousios)adjective, genitive, singular, masculine — “rich”, the of-formG4145rich, abounding in, wealthy; subst: a rich man.εὐφόρησενeuphorēsenbrought forth plentifullyεὐφορέω (euphoreō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “brought forth plentifully”, a single actionG2164I bear well, bring a good harvest, yield abundantly.brought forth plentifullyἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.χώραchōracountryχώραnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “country”, the subject formG5561(a) a country or region, (b) the land, as opposed to the sea, (c) the country, distinct from town, (d) plur: fields.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And he spake a simile unto them, saying, 'Of a certain rich man the field brought forth well;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

Young’s Literal Translation

And he spake a simile unto them, saying, 'Of a certain rich man the field brought forth well;

World English Bible

He spoke a parable to them, saying, “ The ground of a certain rich man produced abundantly.

Darby Translation

And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The land of a certain rich man brought forth abundantly.

Douay-Rheims

And he spoke a similitude to them, saying: The land of a certain rich man brought forth plenty of fruits.

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