noun · masculine
geōrgos
Greekγεωργός (geōrgos)
Strong’sG1092
a worker of the soil, husbandman, vine-dresser
stem geōrg-19 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books6 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
γεωργός, -οῦ, ὁ
(< γῆ, ἔργω = ἔρδω, to do), [in LXX for אִכָּר, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1092 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | geōrgos2×γεωργός | geōrgois5×γεωργοὶ |
| object accusative | geōrgon1×γεωργὸν | geōrgoin5×γεωργοὺς |
| direct address vocative | geōrgor | geōrgoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | geōrgou | geōrgoiu1×γεωργῶν |
| to, for dative | geōrgo | geōrgoi5×γεωργοῖς |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
geōrgo is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
19 occurrences, every one of them listed
geōrgos“farmer”subjectnominative singular2×
John 15:1“vinedresser”Mis amō tas ampelas tas alēthinas, kai tos patēros mu tos geōrgos atō;“I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard.
James 5:7“farmer”Makrothumavar oun, adelfoir, heōs tau parousiau tou kuriou. idou tos geōrgos ekdechetō ton timion karpon tau gēau, makrothumarōtos epi auto heōs lambateia proimon kai opsimon.Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil — how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.
geōrgon“farmer”objectaccusative singular1×
2 Timothy 2:6“farmer”ton kopiarōton geōrgon datō prōtem toiu karpoiu metalambarō.The hardworking farmer should be the first to partake of the crops.
geōrgois“tenants”subjectnominative plural5×
Matthew 21:35“tenants”kai lambaratois tois geōrgois toin douloin autou hon men derala, hon de apokteinala, hon de lithobolala.But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.
Matthew 21:38“tenants”tois de geōrgois horaratois ton huion legala en heautoi; Houtos atō tos klēronomos; deute apokteinaneia auton kai echaneia tan klēronomian autou;But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’
Mark 12:7“tenants”ekeinois de tois geōrgois pros heautoin legala hoti Houtos atō tos klēronomos; deute apokteinaneia auton, kai nu eti tas klēronomias.But the tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
Luke 20:10“tenants”kai kairo apostelata pros toin geōrgoin doulon, hina apo tou karpou tou ampelōnou dōali auto; tois de geōrgois exapostelala auton deraratois kenon.At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat the servant and sent him away empty-handed.
Luke 20:14“tenants”horaratois de auton tois geōrgois dialogizele pros allēloin legarōtois; Houtos atō tos klēronomos; apokteinaneia auton, hina nu gineteia tas klēronomias;But when the tenants saw the son, they discussed it among themselves and said, ‘This is the heir. Let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
geōrgoin“tenants”objectaccusative plural5×
Matthew 21:34“tenants”hote de engizata tos kairos toiu karpoiu, apostelata toin douloin autou pros toin geōrgoin lambara toin karpoin autou.When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit.
Mark 12:2“tenants”kai apostelata pros toin geōrgoin to kairo doulon, hina para toiu geōrgoiu lambateia apo toiu karpoiu tou ampelōnou;At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard.
Mark 12:9“tenants”tinem poiati tos kurios tou ampelōnou? ercheti kai apolluati toin geōrgoin, kai dōati ton ampelōnon alloi.What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.
Luke 20:10“tenants”kai kairo apostelata pros toin geōrgoin doulon, hina apo tou karpou tou ampelōnou dōali auto; tois de geōrgois exapostelala auton deraratois kenon.At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat the servant and sent him away empty-handed.
Luke 20:16“tenants”ercheti kai apolluati toin geōrgoin houtoin, kai dōati ton ampelōnon alloi. akouaratois de legala; Mē ginetoia.He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.” And when the people heard this, they said, “May such a thing never happen!”
geōrgoiu“tenant farmers”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
Mark 12:2“tenant farmers”kai apostelata pros toin geōrgoin to kairo doulon, hina para toiu geōrgoiu lambateia apo toiu karpoiu tou ampelōnou;At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard.
geōrgoi“tenant farmers”to, fordative plural5×
Matthew 21:33“tenant farmers”Allan parabolan akouavar. Anthrōpos ate oikodespotos hotinos futeuata ampelōnon kai fragmon auto peritithata kai orussata en auto lēnan kai oikodomata purgon, kai ekdōeta auton geōrgoi, kai apodēmata.Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.
Matthew 21:40“tenants”hotan oun erchateia tos kurios tou ampelōnou, tinem poiati toi geōrgoi ekeinoi?Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard returns, what will he do to those tenants?”
Matthew 21:41“tenants”legalō auto; Kakoin kakōs apolluati autoin, kai ton ampelōnon ekdōeti alloi geōrgoi, hotinois apodōali auto toin karpoin en toi kairoi autoiu.“He will bring those wretches to a wretched end,” they replied, “and will rent out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him his share of the fruit at harvest time.”
Mark 12:1“tenant farmers”Kai archeta autoi en parabolai lalarō; Ampelōnon anthrōpos futeuata, kai peritithata fragmon kai orussata hupolēniem kai oikodomata purgon, kai ekdōeta auton geōrgoi, kai apodēmata.Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a wine vat, and built a watchtower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.
Luke 20:9“tenant farmers”Archeta de pros ton laon legarō tan parabolan houtan; Anthrōpos futeuata ampelōnon, kai ekdōeta auton geōrgoi, kai apodēmata chronoin hikanoin.Then He proceeded to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it out to some tenants, and went away for a long time.