Matthew 20:1:14Matt.20.1.W14TAB

μισθώσασθαι

misthôsasthai

to hire

Transliteration
mis-THÔ-sas-thai
Extended
mihs-THÔ-sahs-thai
IPA
/mis.ˈtʰɔː.sas.tʰai/

Meaning by language

English
to hire

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Result
μισ + θώ + σασ + θαι
mis + thô + sas + thai
misthôsasthai

Alphabet Analysis

Mum — as in mother
Iotai — as in machine
Sigmas — as in sit
Thetath — as in thin
Omegao — same as omicron
Sigmas — as in sit
Alphaah — as in father
Sigmas — as in sit
Thetath — as in thin
Alphaah — as in father
Iotai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    mis-THÔ-sas-thai

  2. sentence

    ho-MOI-a GAR ES-tin HÊ ba-si-LEI-a TÔN ou-ra-NÔN an-THRÔ-pō oi-ko-des-PO-tê HO-stis eks-ÊL-then HA-ma prô-I mis-THÔ-sas-thai er-GA-tas EIS TON am-pe-LÔ-na au-TOU

Exegesis

The infinitival phrase misthōsasthai ergatas {μισθώσασθαι ἐργάτας | misthṓsasthai ergátas} ‘to hire workers for wages’ expresses purpose, dependent on exēlthen, indicating the reason for the householder’s action.

In contextMatthew 20:1

For the kingdom of heaven is like a man, a householder , who went out at dawn to hire workers for his vineyard.

About this coordinate

Matthew 20:1:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Matthew 20:1, so the Greek word μισθώσασθαι (misthôsasthai) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Matt.20.1.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.1.W14.S1) and character.