The vinedresser (τον αμπελουργον). Old word, but here only in the N.T., from αμπελος, vine, and εργον, work.

These …

The dresser of his vineyard. The man whose duty it was to trim the vines and take care of his vineyard.

Why cumbereth it the ground?—The Greek verb means more than that the fig-tree was what we call a useless burden …

Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why…

Titus of Bostra: The Jews were boasting that while the eighteen had perished, they all remained unhurt. He therefore sets…

Once more Jesus alludes to Mic 7 , this time to Mic 7:1, with its lament over unproductive fig trees. The symbolism applies to Israel (cf.[Referenc…

Then said he to the dresser of the vineyard
If by the owner of the vineyard is meant God the Father, then by the dre…

This parable of the barren fig tree is intended to enforce the warning given just before: the barren tree, unless it brings forth fruit, will be cu…