Matthew 20:12:9Matt.20.12.W9TAB

ἴσους

isoos

“equal”

Transliteration: I-soos
Extended: I-soos
IPA: /ˈi.suːs/

Meaning by language

English: equal

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Result

ἴ + σους

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i + soos

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isoos

Alphabet Analysis

	Iota	i — as in machine
	Sigma	s — as in sit
	Omicron	o — as in omit (short)
	Upsilon	i — as in machine
	Sigma (final)	s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

word
I-soos
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 20:12:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Matthew 20:12, so the Greek word ἴσους (isoos) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.12.W9.S1) and character.

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