What does ἐκδίδωμι (ekdídōmi) mean in the Bible?
ἐκδίδωμι (ekdídōmi): Surrender or entrust property to another, especially leasing land to tenants for cultivation and profit.
Greek · G1554
ἐκδίδωμι
To lease
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ἐκδίδωμιG1554
Pronunciationekdídōmi
What does ἐκδίδωμι (ekdídōmi) mean in the Bible?
ἐκδίδωμι (ekdídōmi): Surrender or entrust property to another, especially leasing land to tenants for cultivation and profit.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1554?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include he rented it out (2), rented (1), will rent out (1).
Where does ἐκδίδωμι (ekdídōmi) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 21:33. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (2), Luke (1), Mark (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ithe rented it out2×Matthew 21:33, Mark 12:1
rented1×Luke 20:9
will rent out1×Matthew 21:41
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 21:33ἐξέδετοtohe rented it outVerb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularMatthew 21:41ἐκδώσεταιtowill rent outVerb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularMark 12:1ἐξέδετοtohe rented it outVerb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularLuke 20:9ἐξέδετοtorentedVerb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 21:33
Aligned rows4
Books represented3
Matthew2Mark1Luke1
Source forms
ἐξέδετο3xexedetoMatthew 21:33, Mark 12:1, Luke 20:9
ἐκδώσεται1xekdōsetaiMatthew 21:41
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular3xMatthew 21:33, Mark 12:1, Luke 20:9
Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular1xMatthew 21:41
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Surrender or entrust property to another, especially leasing land to tenants for cultivation and profit.
Strong'sG1554
Lexical occurrences4 versesGreek text appearances4 timesWord forms1 form4 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to lease
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Surrender or entrust property to another, especially leasing land to tenants for cultivation and profit.
1to surrender, give up, give out.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 21:33Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Middle Indicative
ἐξέδοτοexedoto
I give out, let, let out for my own advantage
Read verseMatthew 21:41Verb Third Person Singular Future Middle Deponent Indicative
ἐκδόσεταιekdosetai
I give out, let, let out for my own advantage
Read verseMark 12:1Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Middle Indicative
ἐξέδοτοexedoto
I give out, let, let out for my own advantage
Read verseLuke 20:9Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Middle Indicative
ἐξέδοτοexedoto
I give out, let, let out for my own advantage
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups1Aligned forms4TensesAorist, FutureVoicesMiddle
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality4×
Aorist MiddleMatt 21:33 · Mark 12:1 · Luke 20:93×
Future MiddleMatt 21:411×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist3future1
Voice
middle4
Mood
indicative4
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἐκδίδωμι is built from these roots: