King James Version

Matthew 21:33

Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:

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Ἄλληνallēnanotherἄλλος (allos)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “another”, the object formG243other, another (of more than two), different.This verse uses “another”.anotherπαραβολὴνparabolēnparableπαραβολή (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.parableἀκούσατεakousateto hearἀκούω (akouō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural — “to hear”, a single actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.This verse uses “hear”.Ἄνθρωποςanthrōposa certainἄνθρωποςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “a certain”, the subject formG444a man, one of the human race.a certainἦνēnto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.οἰκοδεσπότηςoikodespotēshouseholderοἰκοδεσπότηςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “householder”, the subject formG3617a head of a household.householderὅστιςhostiswhichὅστιςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3748whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever.whichἐφύτευσενephuteusenplantedφυτεύω (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”.andφραγμὸνphragmonhedgedφραγμός (phragmos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “hedged”, the object formG5418a hedge, fence, partition.hedgedαὐτῷautōitαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “it”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.itπεριέθηκενperiethēkenround aboutπεριτίθημι (peritithēmi)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “round about”, a single actionG4060I place or put around, clothe; fig: I bestow, confer.round aboutκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andὤρυξενōruxendiggedὀρύσσω (orussō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “digged”, a single actionG3736I dig, dig out, excavate.diggedἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inαὐτῷautōitαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “it”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.itληνὸνlēnonwinepressληνός (lēnos)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “winepress”, the object formG3025a trough, vat, winepress.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andᾠκοδόμησενōkodomēsenbuiltοἰκοδομέω (oikodomeō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “built”, a single actionG3618I erect a building, build; fig. of the building up of character: I build up, edify, encourage.builtπύργονpurgona towerπύργος (purgos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “a tower”, the object formG4444a tower, fortified structure.This verse uses “a tower”.a towerκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “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 country

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

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

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'Hear ye another simile: There was a certain man, a householder, who planted a vineyard, and did put a hedge round it, and digged in it a wine-press, and built a tower, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went abroad.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Hear another parable: There was a man that was a householder, who planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

“Hear another parable . There was a man who was a master of a household who planted a vineyard, set a hedge about it , dug a wine press in it , built a tower , leased it out to farmers, and went into another country.

Darby Translation

Hear another parable: There was a householder who planted a vineyard, and made a fence round it, and dug a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and left the country.

Douay-Rheims

Hear ye another parable. There was a man an householder, who planted a vineyard, and made a hedge round about it, and dug in it a press, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen; and went into a strange country.

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