Matthew 20:12:3Matt.20.12.W3TAB

οἱ

hoi

the

Transliteration
hoi
Extended
hoi
IPA
/hoi/

Meaning by language

English
the

Alphabet Analysis

Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Iotai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    hoi

  2. phraseyour reading level

    OO-toi hoi ES-kha-toi MI-an HÔ-ran e-poi-Ê-san

  3. 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

  4. 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 demonstrative houtoi {Οὗτοι | hoû-toi} ‘these’ combines with the article hoi {οἱ | hoí} and the adjective eschatoi {ἔσχατοι | é-scha-toi} ‘last’ to form a specific nominal phrase, “these, the last,” emphasizing the group hired most recently.

Root and etymology

oikosomicron–iota–kappa–omicron–sigma

house, household

In contextMatthew 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 20:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Matthew 20:12, so the Greek word οἱ (hoi) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.12.W3.S1) and character.