King James Version

Luke 20:9

Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “certain” (τις) before planted here.

Ἤρξατοērxatobegan heἄρχω (archō)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “began he”, a single actionG757I reign, rule.began heδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.πρὸςprostoπρόςpreposition — “to”G4314to, towards, with.toτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.λαὸνlaonpeopleλαός (laos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “people”, the object formG2992(a) a people, characteristically of God's chosen people, first the Jews, then the Christians, (b) sometimes, but rarely, the people, the crowd.the peopleλέγεινlegeinto speakλέγω (legō)verb, present active infinitive — “to speak”, 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.This verse uses “speak”.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.παραβολὴνparabolēnparableπαραβολή (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.parableταύτηνtautēnthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.Ἄνθρωποςanthrōposmanἄνθρωποςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “man”, the subject formG444a man, one of the human race.manἐφύτευσενephuteusenplantedφυτεύω (phuteuō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “planted”, a single actionG5452I plant, set.plantedἀμπελῶναampelōnaa vineyardἀμπελών (ampelōn)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “a vineyard”, the object formG290a vineyard.a vineyardκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐξέδετοexedetoletἐκδίδωμι (ekdidōmi)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “let”, a single actionG1554I give out, let; middle: I let out for my own advantage.This verse uses “let”.letαὐτὸνautonitαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “it”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.itγεωργοῖςgeōrgoisto husbandmenγεωργός (geōrgos)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “to husbandmen”, the to- or for-formG1092a worker of the soil, husbandman, farmer, farm-laborer, vine-dresser.to husbandmenκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἀπεδήμησενapedēmēsenwent into a far countryἀποδημέω (apodēmeō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “went into a far country”, a single actionG589I am away from home, go into another country, am away, am abroad.went into a far countryχρόνουςchronoustimeχρόνος (chronos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “time”, the object formG5550time, a particular time, season.This verse uses “time”.timeἱκανούςhikanoussufficientἱκανός (hikanos)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “sufficient”, the object formG2425(a) considerable, sufficient, of number, quantity, time, (b) of persons: sufficiently strong (good, etc.), worthy, suitable, with various constructions, (c) many, much.This verse uses “sufficient”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

τιςtisA certainτιςindefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “A certain”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And he began to speak unto the people this simile: 'A certain man planted a vineyard, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went abroad for a long time,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he began to speak unto the people this parable: A man planted a vineyard, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country for a long time.

Young’s Literal Translation

And he began to speak unto the people this simile: 'A certain man planted a vineyard, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went abroad for a long time,

World English Bible

He began to tell the people this parable: “ A man planted a vineyard and rented it out to some farmers, and went into another country for a long time .

Darby Translation

And he began to speak to the people this parable: A man planted a vineyard and let it out to husbandmen, and left the country for a long time.

Douay-Rheims

And he began to speak to the people this parable: A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it out to husbandmen: and he was abroad for a long time.

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