Matthew 20:12:14Matt.20.12.W14TAB
βαστάσασι
bastasasi
“have borne”
- Transliteration
- bas-TA-sa-si
- Extended
- bas-TA-sa-si
- IPA
- /basˈta.sa.si/
Meaning by language
- English
- have borne
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Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
bas-TA-sa-si
- 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 substantival participial phrase tois bastasasi {τοῖς βαστάσασι | toîs bas-TÁ-sa-si} ‘to the ones who have borne’ identifies the complaining workers by their prior effort.
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 20:12:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Matthew 20:12, so the Greek word βαστάσασι (bastasasi) 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.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.12.W14.S1) and character.