To lease
ἐκδίδωμιStrong’s G1554ekdidōmi
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Ekdidōmi is the Greek word usually translated “rented out”, “rent out” and “rented”. It appears in 4 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 “rented out”, “rent out” and “rented”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- he rented out 1
- he will rent out 1
- rented out 1
- rented 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 2
- Mark 1
- Luke 1
3 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 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.
- Luke 20:9Then 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.
Greek dictionary
ἐκδίδωμι ekdidōmi · to lease
ἐκ-δίδωμι [in LXX for נָתַן, etc. ;] 1. to surrender, give up, give out. 2. to let out for hire (Hdt.); mid. (as frequently in π.; see MM, Exp., xii); to let out to one's advantage, Mat.21:33, 41, Mrk.12:1, Luk.20:9.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “lease” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
LEASE, noun
[See the Verb.]
- A demise or letting of lands, tenements or hereditaments to another for life, for a term of years, or at will, for a rent or compensation reserved; also, the contract for such letting.
- Any tenure by grant or permission.
All definitions and other forms of “lease”
LEASE, verb transitive
[Eng. let. See Let.]
LEASE, verb intransitive
leez. [Latin lego.]
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.