Lexical Definition

‎ἐκδίδωμι‎ ekdídōmi (ek-did-o'-mee) to lease ^G:V
from ‎ἐκ‎ and ‎δίδωμι‎

let forth (out).

• to give forth, i.e. (specially) to lease

Abbott-Smith

ἐκ-δίδωμι [in LXX for נָתַן, etc. ;]
1. to surrender, give up, give out.
2. to let out for hire (Hdt.); mid. (as freq. in π.; v. MM, Exp., xii); to let out to one's advantage, Mt 21:33, 41, Mk 12:1, Lk 20:9.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ἐκδίδωμι,

3rd.pers. singular ἐκδιδοῖ [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—give up, especiallysomethingseized and detained unlawfully, Ἑλένην καὶ κτήμαθ᾽ ἅμ᾽ αὐτῇ [Refs 8th c.BC+]: generally, surrender, especially of giving up refugees, [Refs]; τινὰ τοῖς ἐχθροῖς [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐ. δοῦλον give up a slave to be examined by torture, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; surrender a city, Ἀμφίπολιν [Refs 4th c.BC+] —middle, θυμὸν ἐκδόσθαι πρὸς ἥβαν give up one's heart to jollity, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

__2 give out of one's house,
__2.a ἐ. θυγατέρα give one's daughter in marriage, τινί [Refs 5th c.BC+]; θυγατέρας παρὰ σφῶν αὐτῶν ἐκδόντες having provided for their marriage at their own expense, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; frequently also without any accusative, give in marriage, ἐ. εἰς οὒς ἂν ἐθέλωσι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: metaphorically, of the elements, συνοικίζειν καὶ ἐ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—less frequently in middle, ἐκδίδοσθαι θυγατέρα [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, [Refs 4th c.AD+] given in marriage, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__2.b give one's son for adoption, τοὺς μὲν (i.e. υἱοὺς) εἰς ἑτέρας οἰκίας [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; also ἐ. τὸν παῖδα ἐπὶ τέχνην put him out as an apprentice, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 farm out, let for hire, τὴν αὐλήν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐ. ἀνδράποδα to let out slaves for work, [NT+5th c.BC+]: with infinitive, χαλινὸν χαλκεῖ ἐ. σκευάσαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐ. [θύλακον] τῷ σκυτοδέψῃ ἐπιρράψαι [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἐκδόντος μοι Δημοσθένους..στέφανον χρυσοῦν ὥστε κατασκευάσαι Test. cited in [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὥσπερ ἀνδριάντ᾽ ἐκδεδωκὼς κατὰ συγγραφήν like one who has contracted for the execution of a statue, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__4 give in charge to another, πολλοὺς ἐξέδωκα Προδίκῳ (with play on signification 2) [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐκδιδοὺς νεικέων so as to be out of the way of quarrels, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with infinitive, Δὶ τοῦτ᾽..ἐκδώσομεν πράσσειν [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__5 bring out, ἀλλ᾽ ἐκδότω τις..δᾷδας [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__6 lend out money on security, etc., Legal cited in [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__6.b simply, pay out, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__7 put out, publish, of books, etc., chiefly in passive, λόγος ὁ πρότερον ἐκδοθείς [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—in active, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__8 of a woman, bring to the birth, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__9 of land, etc., return, yield, produce, μέταλλα.. μονολίθους ἐκδιδόντα πλάκας [Refs 1st c.BC+]
__10 hand over, deliver a document, ἀποχήν [Refs 1st c.AD+], etc.:—middle, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__11 betray, [Refs 5th c.AD+]
__II intransitive, of rivers, empty themselves, disembogue, ἐς θάλασσαν, ἐς τὴν Σύρτιν, ἐς τὸν Μαίανδρον, etc., [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 τῶν ἄλλων [ζῴων] τὰ μὲν εἰς ὀδόντας ἐκδίδωσι..τὰ δὲ εἰς κέρατα.. run to teeth, etc., [Refs 4th c.BC+]; find an outlet, εἰς κεφαλήν [Refs]
__II.3 emerge, τὴν Ἀφροδίτην ἐκδοῦναι τῆς θαλάσσης [Refs 2nd c.AD+]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: Mark.12.1}