Matthew
Matthew 20:8
8When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, starting with the last ones hired and moving on to the first.’
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| evening | Ὀψίας | Opsias | Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3798 late |
| came | γενομένης | genomenēs | Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| owner | κύριος | kyrios | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| of the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| vineyard | ἀμπελῶνος | ampelōnos | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G290 a vineyard |
| said | λέγει | legei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| to | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| his | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| foreman | ἐπιτρόπῳ | epitropō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G2012 a steward, guardian |
| Call | Κάλεσον | Kaleson | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G2564 I call, invite, name |
| the | τοὺς | tous | Article - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| workers | ἐργάτας | ergatas | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G2040 a field-laborer, workman |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| pay | ἀπόδος | apodos | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G591 I give back, return, sell |
| them | αὐτοῖς | autois | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| wages | μισθόν | misthon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3408 wages, reward |
| starting | ἀρξάμενος | arxamenos | Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular | G756 I begin |
| with | ἀπὸ | apo | Preposition | G575 from, away from |
| the | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| last | ἐσχάτων | eschatōn | Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural | G2078 last, at the last, finally |
| and moving on | ἕως | heōs | Preposition | G2193 until, as far as |
| to the | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| first | πρώτων | prōtōn | Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural | G4413 first, before |
Cross-references
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Deuteronomy 24:15 · 1 Peter 4:10 · Romans 2:6–10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.