"middle, to give out, to give up; to put out at interest; in NT to let out to tenants, Mt. 21:33, 41; Lark 12:1; Lk. 20:9*"
Definition and meaning
middle, to give out, to give up; to put out at interest; in NT to let out to tenants, Mt. 21:33, 41; Lark 12:1; Lk. 20:9*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἐκδίδωμι
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of ekdidomi (G1554) across the King James Bible.
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:
They 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.
And 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.
Then 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.
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Common questions
Strong's G1554 (ekdidomi) is a Greek word that means: middle, to give out, to give up; to put out at interest; in NT to let out to tenants, Mt. 21:33, 41; Lark 12:1; Lk. 20:9* It appears 4 times in the King James Bible.
The word ekdidomi (G1554) appears 4 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1554 is ekdidomi, a Greek word defined as: middle, to give out, to give up; to put out at interest; in NT to let out to tenants, Mt. 21:33, 41; Lark 12:1; Lk. 20:9*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
ekdidomi is a Greek word found in the New Testament.