Matthew

Matthew 20:1–3

¹“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. ²He agreed to pay them a denarius^a for the day and sent them into his vineyard.

³About the third hour^b he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing.

Footnotes

a 20:2 A denarius was customarily a day’s wage for a laborer; similarly in verses 9, 10, and 13.
b 20:3 That is, about nine in the morning

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Matthew 20:1

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	γάρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
the	ἡ	hē	Article - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
kingdom	βασιλεία	basileia	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G932 kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, kingdom
of	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3588 the
heaven	οὐρανῶν	ouranōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3772 the sky, the heaven
is	ἐστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
like	Ὁμοία	Homoia	Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3664 like, similar to
a landowner	οἰκοδεσπότῃ	oikodespotē	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G3617 a head of a household
who	ὅστις	hostis	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3748 whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever
went out	ἐξῆλθεν	exēlthen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1831 I go out, come out
early in	ἅμα	hama	Preposition	G260 at the same time, along with
morning	πρωῒ	prōi	Adverb	G4404 early in the morning, at dawn
to hire	μισθώσασθαι	misthōsasthai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle	G3409 I hire out, hire, engage
workers	ἐργάτας	ergatas	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G2040 a field-laborer, workman
for	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
his	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
vineyard	ἀμπελῶνα	ampelōna	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G290 a vineyard

Matthew 20:2

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He agreed	συμφωνήσας	symphōnēsas	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4856 I agree with
a denarius	δηναρίου	dēnariou	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G1220 a denarius
for	ἐκ	ek	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
day	ἡμέραν	hēmeran	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G2250 a day
sent	ἀπέστειλεν	apesteilen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G649 I send forth, send, send away, dismiss
them	αὐτοὺς	autous	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
into	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
his	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
vineyard	ἀμπελῶνα	ampelōna	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G290 a vineyard

Matthew 20:3

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
About	περὶ	peri	Preposition	G4012 about, concerning, around
the third	τρίτην	tritēn	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular	G5154 third
hour	ὥραν	hōran	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G5610 an hour, season
he went out	ἐξελθὼν	exelthōn	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1831 I go out, come out
saw	εἶδεν	eiden	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3708 I see, look upon, experience
others	ἄλλους	allous	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural	G243 other, another, different
standing	ἑστῶτας	hestōtas	Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural	G2476 I cause to stand, stand
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
the	τῇ	tē	Article - Dative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
marketplace	ἀγορᾷ	agora	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G58 market-place
doing nothing	ἀργούς	argous	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural	G692 idle, lazy, thoughtless

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Matthew 20:1 Matthew 13:47 · Matthew 13:24 · 1 Corinthians 15:58 · Hebrews 13:21 · John 15:1 · Matthew 22:2 · Matthew 25:1 · Song of Solomon 8:11–12 · Isaiah 5:1–2 · Matthew 13:33 · Matthew 21:33–43 · Matthew 9:37–38

Matthew 20:2 Matthew 22:19 · Luke 10:35 · Exodus 19:5–6 · 2 Timothy 3:15

Matthew 20:3 1 Timothy 5:13 · Proverbs 19:15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.