Matthew 20:12:11Matt.20.12.W11TAB
ἡμῖν⸃
hêmin
“to us”
- Transliteration
- hê-MIN
- Extended
- hê-MIN
- IPA
- /heːˈmiːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to us
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hê-MIN
- phraseyour reading level
KAI I-soos au-TOUS hê-MIN e-poi-Ê-sas TOIS bas-TA-sa-si TO BA-ros TÊS hê-ME-ras KAI TON KAU-sô-na
- clause
OO-toi hoi ES-kha-toi MI-an HÔ-ran e-poi-Ê-san KAI I-soos au-TOUS hê-MIN e-poi-Ê-sas TOIS bas-TA-sa-si TO BA-ros TÊS hê-ME-ras KAI TON KAU-sô-na
- sentence
LE-gon-tes OO-toi hoi ES-kha-toi MI-an HÔ-ran e-poi-Ê-san KAI I-soos au-TOUS hê-MIN e-poi-Ê-sas TOIS bas-TA-sa-si TO BA-ros TÊS hê-ME-ras KAI TON KAU-sô-na
Exegesis
The second clause coordinates with kai {καὶ | kaí} ‘and’ and shifts focus to the master’s action: the adjective isous {ἴσους | í-sous} ‘equal’ governs the object autous {αὐτοὺς | au-toús} ‘them’ in contrast to the indirect object hemin {ἡμῖν | hē-mîn} ‘to us’, while the aorist verb epoiesas {ἐποίησας | e-poí-e-sas} ‘you made’ expresses the perceived injustice of equal treatment.
In context — Matthew 20:12
Saying, “These last have worked one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat .”
About this coordinate
Matthew 20:12:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Matthew 20:12, so the Greek word ἡμῖν⸃ (hêmin) 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.20.12.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.12.W11.S1) and character.