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
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
er-GA-tas
- 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 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 20:1:15 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.