γεωργόςgeōrgós
a land-worker, i.e. farmer
Greek (New Testament) · G1092
Meanings
1. a husbandman: 2 Timothy 2:6, James 5:7.
2. a vine-dresser (cf. ἀμπελουργός, Luke 13:7): Matthew 21:33-35, Matthew 21:38, Matthew 21:40, Matthew 21:41, Mark 12:1, Mark 12:2, Mark 12:7, Mark 12:9, Luke 20:9, Luke 20:10, Luke 20:14, Luke 20:16, John 15:1.
Same root
- γῆgē · G1093soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe (including the occupants in each application)
- ἔργονérgon · G2041toil (as an effort or occupation); by implication, an act
- γεωργέωgeōrgéō · G1090to till (the soil)
- γεώργιονgeṓrgion · G1091cultivable, i.e. a farm
Where it appears
Appears 19 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 21:33 “Now listen to another story. A certain landowner planted a vineyard, built a wall around it, dug a pit for pressing out the grape juice, and built a lookout tower. Then he leased the vineyard to tenant farmers and moved to another country.
- Matthew 21:34 At the time of the grape harvest, he sent his servants to collect his share of the crop.
- Matthew 21:35 But the farmers grabbed his servants, beat one, killed one, and stoned another.
- Matthew 21:38 “But when the tenant farmers saw his son coming, they said to one another, ‘Here comes the heir to this estate. Come on, let’s kill him and get the estate for ourselves!’
- Matthew 21:40 “When the owner of the vineyard returns,” Jesus asked, “what do you think he will do to those farmers?”
- Matthew 21:41 The religious leaders replied, “He will put the wicked men to a horrible death and lease the vineyard to others who will give him his share of the crop after each harvest.”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.