Matthew

Matthew 20:5–6

⁵So they went.

He went out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour^c and did the same thing.

⁶About the eleventh hour^d he went out and found still others standing around. ‘Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?’ he asked.

Footnotes

c 20:5 That is, about noon and again about three in the afternoon
d 20:6 That is, about five in the afternoon; also in verse 9

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Matthew 20:5

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
they went	ἀπῆλθον	apēlthon	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G565 I come or go away from, depart, return
He went out	ἐξελθὼν	exelthōn	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1831 I go out, come out
again	Πάλιν	Palin	Adverb	G3825 again, further, on the other hand
about	περὶ	peri	Preposition	G4012 about, concerning, around
sixth	ἕκτην	hektēn	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1623 sixth
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
ninth	ἐνάτην	enatēn	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1766 ninth
hour	ὥραν	hōran	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G5610 an hour, season
did	ἐποίησεν	epoiēsen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4160 I do, make
the same thing	ὡσαύτως	hōsautōs	Adverb	G5615 likewise

Matthew 20:6

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
About	Περὶ	Peri	Preposition	G4012 about, concerning, around
the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
eleventh	ἑνδεκάτην	hendekatēn	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1734 eleventh
he went out	ἐξελθὼν	exelthōn	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1831 I go out, come out
found	εὗρεν	heuren	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2147 I find
still 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
Why	Τί	Ti	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G5101 who, which, what
have you been standing	ἑστήκατε	hestēkate	Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G2476 I cause to stand, stand
here	ὧδε	hōde	Adverb	G5602 here
all	ὅλην	holēn	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3650 all, the whole, entire
day	ἡμέραν	hēmeran	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G2250 a day
doing nothing	ἀργοί	argoi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G692 idle, lazy, thoughtless
he asked	λέγει	legei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3004 I say, speak

Cross-references

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Matthew 20:5 Hebrews 11:24–26 · Luke 23:44–46 · Acts 3:1 · Mark 15:33–34 · Joshua 24:2–3

Matthew 20:6 John 9:4 · Acts 17:21 · Hebrews 6:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.