Luke 20:9 — King James Version← Study notes
“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.”
Luke 20:9 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Luke 20:920 words
ἬρξατοĒrxatoreign
(rule) over
δὲdeand / but
πρὸςprosto / toward
τὸνtonthe
λαὸνlaonpeople
λέγεινlegeinsay
τὴνtēnthe
παραβολὴνparabolēncomparison, figure, parable
ταύτηνtautēnhe (it was that), hereof, it
ἌνθρωποςAnthrōposman / human being
ἐφύτευσενephyteusenplant
ἀμπελῶναampelōnavineyard
καὶkaiand / also
ἐξέδετοexedetolet
forth (out)
αὐτὸνautonhe / she / it / same
γεωργοῖςgeōrgoishusbandman
καὶkaiand / also
ἀπεδήμησενapedēmēsengo (travel) into a
far country, journey
χρόνουςchronous+ years old, season, space
ἱκανούςhikanousable, + content, enough
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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