Farmer
γεωργόςStrong’s G1092geōrgos
Appears in 17 verses of the New Testament
In short
Geōrgos is the Greek word usually translated “farmers”, “farmer” and “vinedresser”. It appears in 17 verses of the New Testament.
“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:”
Meaning
Usually translated “farmers”, “farmer” and “vinedresser”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- farmers 11
- to farmers 3
- the farmers 2
- farmer 2
- vinedresser 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 6
- Mark 4
- Luke 4
- John 1
- 2 Timothy 1
- James 1
6 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 21:34And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it.
- Matthew 21:35And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.
- Matthew 21:38But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.
- Matthew 21:40When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen?
- Matthew 21:41They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.
- Mark 12:1And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.
Greek dictionary
γεωργός geōrgos · farmer
γεωργός, -οῦ, ὁ (γῆ, ἔργω = ἔρδω, to do), [in LXX for אִכָּר, etc. ;] 1. a husbandman: 2Ti.2:6, Jas.5:7. 2. a vine-dresser (cf. ἀμπελουργός, Luk.13:7): Mat.21:33-35, 38, 40, 41, Mrk.12:1, 2 7, 9, Luk.20:9, 10 14, 16, Jhn.15:1. † (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “farmer” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
F'ARMER, noun
- In Great Britain, a tenant; a lessee; one who hires and cultivates a farm; a cultivator of leased ground.
- One who takes taxes, customs, excise or other duties, to collect for a certain rate per cent; as a farmer of the revenues.
- One who cultivates a farm; a husbandman; whether a tenant or the proprietor.
- In mining, the lord of the field, or one who farms the lot and cope of the king.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.