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Koine Greek wordlink #80500

SR GNT Yhn 20:15 κηπουρός (kaʸpouros) ‘supposing that the gardener he is is saying to him’ Strongs=27800 Lemma=kēpouros^*
Word role=noun case=nominative gender=masculine number=singular
Year=33 AD

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Only use of identical word form κηπουρός (N-NMS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘κηπουρός’ (N-NMS) is always and only glossed as ‘gardener’.

Yhn (Jhn) 20:15 ‘supposing that the gardener he is is saying to him’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 20:15 word 15

OET-LV: 15 Yaʸsous is _saying to _her: Woman, why are _you _weeping? Whom are _you _seeking? That woman supposing that he _is the gardener, is _saying to _him: Master, if you bore him, tell to _me where you _laid him, and _I will _be _taking_ him _away. (JHN_20:15)

OET-RV: 15 Yeshua asked her, “Woman, why are you crying? Who are you looking for?”
¶ Maria assumed he might be the gardener, so she answered, “Mister, if you took the body, tell me where you put it and I’ll get it taken away for you.” (JHN 20:15)

^*Note: This is also the only occurrence of the word root (lemma) ‘kēpouros’ in the Greek originals.

Key: N=noun NMS=nominative,masculine,singular