Matthew 20:1:9Matt.20.1.W9TAB
οἰκοδεσπότῃ
oikodespotê
“master of a house”
- Transliteration
- oi-ko-des-PO-tê
- Extended
- oi-koh-dehs-PO-tê
- IPA
- /oi.ko.des.ˈpo.teː/
Meaning by language
- English
- master of a house
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
oi-ko-des-PO-tê
- 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 dative phrase anthrōpō oikodespotē {ἀνθρώπῳ οἰκοδεσπότῃ | anthrṓpō oikodespótē} ‘to a man, a householder’ presents the figure to whom the kingdom is likened, with the second dative in apposition specifying his role.
Root and etymology
oikosomicron–iota–kappa–omicron–sigma
“house, household”
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 20:1:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Matthew 20:1, so the Greek word οἰκοδεσπότῃ (oikodespotê) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.1.W9.S1) and character.