Matthew 20:12:6Matt.20.12.W6TAB
ὥραν
hôran
“hour”
- Transliteration
- HÔ-ran
- Extended
- HÔ-ran
- IPA
- /ˈhɔː.ran/
Meaning by language
- English
- hour
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
HÔ-ran
- 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 phrase mian horan {μίαν ὥραν | mí-an hō-ran} ‘one hour’ functions as an accusative of extent of time, specifying the short duration of their labor.
Root and etymology
horaomega with rough breathing–rho–alpha
“hour, season, appointed time”
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 20:12:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Matthew 20:12, so the Greek word ὥραν (hôran) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.12.W6.S1) and character.