Matthew 20:1:15Matt.20.1.W15TAB

ἐργάτας

ergatas

laborers

Transliteration
er-GA-tas
Extended
ehr-GAH-tahs
IPA
/er.ˈga.tas/

Meaning by language

English
laborers

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Result
ἐρ + γά + τας
er + ga + tas
ergatas

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Rhor — rolled r
Gammagh — guttural
Alphaah — as in father
Taut — as in top
Alphaah — as in father
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    er-GA-tas

  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.

Root and etymology

ergonepsilon–rho–gamma–omicron–nu

work, deed

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 20:1:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Matthew 20:1, so the Greek word ἐργάτας (ergatas) 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.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.1.W15.S1) and character.