What Does “Gardener” Mean in the Bible?
Office or title
Someone who takes care of a garden. Mary Magdalene thought the risen Jesus was the gardener.
Where it appears in the Bible
John 20:15
What the Bible says
John 20:15
Jesus saith to her: Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, thinking it was the gardener, saith to him: Sir, if thou hast taken him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: RAE, “hortelano”