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
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
mis-THÔ-sas-thai
- 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 context — Matthew 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.