Matthew

Matthew 20:11–12

¹¹On receiving their pay, they began to grumble against the landowner. ¹²‘These men who were hired last worked only one hour,’ they said, ‘and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the scorching heat of the day.’

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Matthew 20:11

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
On receiving	Λαβόντες	Labontes	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G2983 I receive, take
they began to grumble	ἐγόγγυζον	egongyzon	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G1111 I whisper, murmur, grumble
against	κατὰ	kata	Preposition	G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
the	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
landowner	οἰκοδεσπότου	oikodespotou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3617 a head of a household

Matthew 20:12

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
These	Οὗτοι	Houtoi	Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3778 this, he, she, it
last	ἔσχατοι	eschatoi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G2078 last, at the last, finally
worked	ἐποίησαν	epoiēsan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G4160 I do, make
only one	μίαν	mian	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1520 one
hour	ὥραν	hōran	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G5610 an hour, season
they said	λέγοντες	legontes	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3004 I say, speak
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
you have made	ἐποίησας	epoiēsas	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G4160 I do, make
them	αὐτοὺς	autous	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
equal	ἴσους	isous	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural	G2470 equal, identical
to us	ἡμῖν	hēmin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
who	τοῖς	tois	Article - Dative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
have borne	βαστάσασι	bastasasi	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Dative Masculine Plural	G941 I carry, carry away, bear
the	τὸ	to	Article - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
burden	βάρος	baros	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G922 a weight, burden
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
the	τὸν	ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
scorching heat	καύσωνα	kausōna	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2742 a scorching heat, hot wind
of the	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
day	ἡμέρας	hēmeras	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G2250 a day

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Matthew 20:11 Luke 19:7 · 1 Thessalonians 2:16 · Jude 1:16

Matthew 20:12 Romans 11:5–6 · 2 Corinthians 11:23–28 · Luke 18:11–12 · 1 Corinthians 4:11 · Luke 12:55 · Luke 14:10–11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.