King James Version

Luke 13:7

Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “throughout these” (ἀφ᾽ οὗ) before I come here.

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).said heδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.πρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀμπελουργόνampelourgondresser of his vineyardἀμπελουργός (ampelourgos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “dresser of his vineyard”, the object formG289a vine-dresser, gardener.the dresser of his vineyardἸδοὺidouBeholdἰδούparticle — “Behold”G2400See! Lo! Behold! Look!.Beholdτρίαtriathese threeτρεῖς (treis)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “these three”, the object formG5140three.these threeἔτηetēyearsἔτος (etos)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “years”, the object formG2094a year.yearsἀφ’aphaway fromἀπό (apo)preposition — “away from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.οὗhouwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “which”, the of-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.ἔρχομαιerchomaiI comeἔρχομαιverb, present middle indicative, 1st person singular — “I come”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2064I come, go.I comeζητῶνzētōnseekingζητέω (zēteō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “seeking”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2212I seek, search for, desire, require, demand.seekingκαρπὸνkarponfruitκαρπός (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”.fruitἐνenonἐνpreposition — “on”G1722in, on, among.onτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.συκῇsukēfig treeσυκῆnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “fig tree”, the to- or for-formG4808a fig-tree.fig treeταύτῃtautēthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “this”, the to- or for-formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοὐχouchnoneοὐ (ou)adverb — “none”G3756no, not.noneεὑρίσκωheuriskōto findεὑρίσκωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “to find”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2147I find, learn, discover, especially after searching.ἔκκοψονekkopsoncutἐκκόπτω (ekkoptō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “cut”, a single actionG1581I cut out (off, away), remove, prevent.cutαὐτήνautēnitαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “it”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.itἱνατίhinatiin order thatἱνατίadverb — “in order that”G2444Strong’s files this form under G5101 (τίς).whyκαὶkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.γῆνgēngroundγῆ (gē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “ground”, the object formG1093the earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region.the groundκαταργεῖkatargeito abateκαταργέω (katargeō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to abate”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2673(a) I make idle (inactive), make of no effect, annul, abolish, bring to naught, (b) I discharge, sever, separate from.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and he said unto the vine-dresser, Lo, three years I come seeking fruit in this fig-tree, and do not find, cut it off, why also the ground doth it render useless?

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he said unto the vinedresser, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why doth it also cumber the ground?

Young’s Literal Translation

and he said unto the vine-dresser, Lo, three years I come seeking fruit in this fig-tree, and do not find, cut it off, why also the ground doth it render useless?

World English Bible

He said to the vine dresser, ‘ Behold , these three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree , and found none . Cut it down ! Why does it waste the soil ?’

Darby Translation

And he said to the vinedresser, Behold, [these] three years I come seeking fruit on this fig-tree and find none: cut it down; why does it also render the ground useless?

Douay-Rheims

And he said to the dresser of the vineyard: Behold, for these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and I find none. Cut it done therefore: why cumbereth it the ground?

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