Matthew 20:1:18Matt.20.1.W18TAB
ἀμπελῶνα
ampelôna
“vineyard”
- Transliteration
- am-pe-LÔ-na
- Extended
- ahm-peh-LÔ-nah
- IPA
- /am.pe.ˈlɔː.na/
Meaning by language
- English
- vineyard
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
am-pe-LÔ-na
- 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 prepositional phrase eis ton ampelōna autou {εἰς τὸν ἀμπελῶνα αὐτοῦ | eis tón ampelōna autoû} ‘into his vineyard’ specifies the destination and sphere of the workers’ activity, with autou marking possession. In translation, the simile structure (“For the kingdom of heaven is like…”) is preserved, the appositional dative is rendered with a second noun in apposition (“a man, a householder”), and the purpose infinitive is expressed with an English infinitive of purpose (“to hire”), keeping the temporal and purposive nuances clear.
Root and etymology
ampelosalpha–mu–pi–epsilon–lambda–omicron–sigma
“vine”
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 20:1:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Matthew 20:1, so the Greek word ἀμπελῶνα (ampelôna) 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.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.1.W18.S1) and character.