Matthew 20:12:4Matt.20.12.W4TAB
ἔσχατοι
eskhatoi
“last”
- Transliteration
- ES-kha-toi
- Extended
- ES-kha-toi
- IPA
- /ˈes.kʰa.toi/
Meaning by language
- English
- last
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ES-kha-toi
- phraseyour reading level
OO-toi hoi ES-kha-toi MI-an HÔ-ran e-poi-Ê-san
- 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 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.
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 20:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 20:12, so the Greek word ἔσχατοι (eskhatoi) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.12.W4.S1) and character.