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Luke 13:6

He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.

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ἜλεγενelegenHe spakeλέγω (legō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “He spake”, an ongoing action in the pastG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.He spakeδὲdealsoδέconjunction — “also”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.alsoταύτηνtautēnthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.thisτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.παραβολήνparabolēnparableπαραβολή (parabolē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “parable”, the object formG3850(a) a comparison, (b) a parable, often of those uttered by our Lord, (c) a proverb, an adage.parableΣυκῆνsukēna fig treeσυκῆ (sukē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “a fig tree”, the object formG4808a fig-tree.a fig treeεἶχένeichento haveἔχω (echō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to have”, an ongoing action in the pastG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.τιςtisoneτιςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “one”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.πεφυτευμένηνpephuteumenēnplantedφυτεύω (phuteuō)verb, perfect passive participle, accusative, singular, feminine — “planted”, a completed action with a present resultG5452I plant, set.plantedἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀμπελῶνιampelōnivineyardἀμπελών (ampelōn)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “vineyard”, the to- or for-formG290a vineyard.vineyardαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἦλθενēlthenhe cameἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he came”, a single actionG2064I come, go.he cameζητῶνzētōnand soughtζητέω (zēteō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “and sought”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2212I seek, search for, desire, require, demand.and soughtκαρπὸνkarponfruitκαρπός (karpos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “fruit”, the object formG2590(a) fruit, generally vegetable, sometimes animal, (b) met: fruit, deed, action, result, (c) profit, gain.This verse uses “fruit”.fruitἐνenthereonἐνpreposition — “thereon”G1722in, on, among.thereonαὐτῇautēheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοὐχouchnoneοὐ (ou)adverb — “none”G3756no, not.noneεὗρενheurento findεὑρίσκω (heuriskō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to find”, a single actionG2147I find, learn, discover, especially after searching.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And he spake this simile: 'A certain one had a fig-tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit in it, and he did not find;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he spake this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came seeking fruit thereon, and found none.

Young’s Literal Translation

And he spake this simile: 'A certain one had a fig-tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit in it, and he did not find;

World English Bible

He spoke this parable. “ A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none .

Darby Translation

And he spoke this parable: A certain [man] had a fig-tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit upon it and did not find [any].

Douay-Rheims

He spoke also this parable: A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it, and found none.

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