Luke 12:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©GreekStrong'sOrigin
And He toldλέγων
(legōn)
3004: to saya prim. verb
them a parable,παραβολὴν
(parabolēn)
3850b: a placing beside, a comparisonfrom paraballó
saying, 
 
3004: to saya prim. verb
"The landχώρα
(chōra)
5561: a space, place, landa prim. word
of a richπλουσίου
(plousiou)
4145: wealthyfrom ploutos
manἀνθρώπου
(anthrōpou)
444: a man, human, mankindprobably from anér and óps (eye, face)
was very productive.εὐφόρησεν
(euphorēsen)
2164: to bear well, i.e. to be fruitfulfrom eu and phoreó


















KJV Lexicon
ειπεν  verb - second aorist active indicative - third person singular
epo  ep'-o:  to speak or say (by word or writing) -- answer, bid, bring word, call, command, grant, say (on), speak, tell.
δε  conjunction
de  deh:  but, and, etc. -- also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
παραβολην  noun - accusative singular feminine
parabole  par-ab-ol-ay':  a similitude (parable), i.e. (symbolic) fictitious narrative (of common life conveying a moral), apothegm or adage -- comparison, figure, parable, proverb.
προς  preposition
pros  pros:  a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. toward
αυτους  personal pronoun - accusative plural masculine
autos  ow-tos':  the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
λεγων  verb - present active participle - nominative singular masculine
lego  leg'-o:  ask, bid, boast, call, describe, give out, name, put forth, say(-ing, on), shew, speak, tell, utter.
ανθρωπου  noun - genitive singular masculine
anthropos  anth'-ro-pos:  man-faced, i.e. a human being -- certain, man.
τινος  indefinite pronoun - genitive singular masculine
tis  tis:  some or any person or object
πλουσιου  adjective - genitive singular masculine
plousios  ploo'-see-os:  wealthy; figuratively, abounding with -- rich.
ευφορησεν  verb - aorist active indicative - third person singular
euphoreo  yoo-for-eh'-o:  to bear well, i.e. be fertile -- bring forth abundantly.
η  definite article - nominative singular feminine
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
χωρα  noun - nominative singular feminine
chora  kho'-rah:  room, i.e. a space of territory (more or less extensive; often including its inhabitants) -- coast, county, fields, ground, land, region.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And He told them a parable, saying, "The land of a rich man was very productive.

King James Bible
And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then He told them a parable: "A rich man's land was very productive.

International Standard Version
Then he told them a parable. He said, "The land of a certain rich man produced good crops.

NET Bible
He then told them a parable: "The land of a certain rich man produced an abundant crop,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And he told a parable to them: “A certain rich man's land brought him many crops.”

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then he used this illustration. He said, "A rich man had land that produced good crops.

King James 2000 Bible
And he spoke a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
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