Matthew 20:13:11Matt.20.13.W11TAB
οὐχὶ
oukhi
“Did ... not”
- Transliteration
- ou-KHI
- Extended
- ou-KHI
- IPA
- /uˈkʰi/
Meaning by language
- English
- Did ... not
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ou-KHI
- clause
ou-KHI dê-na-RI-oo sy-ne-PHÔ-nê-sas moi
- sentence
HO DE a-po-kri-THEIS he-NI au-TÔN EI-pen he-TAI-re ouk a-di-KÔ se ou-KHI dê-na-RI-oo sy-ne-PHÔ-nê-sas moi
Exegesis
The following question, oukhi denariou synephōnēsas moi {οὐχὶ δηναρίου συνεφώνησάς μοι | ou-khì dē-na-rí-ou sy-ne-phō-nē-sás moi} ‘did you not agree with me for a denarius?’ employs the emphatic particle oukhi to expect an affirmative answer, grounding the claim of fairness in the prior agreement. The genitive denariou denotes the amount involved in the agreement, while the dative moi marks the other party to the contract. In English, the participial opening is rendered with a finite verb for idiomatic style, but the sequence of address, denial of injustice, and appeal to the agreed wage is preserved to maintain the argument’s logic.
In context — Matthew 20:13
But he answered and said to one of them, “Friend, I am not doing you wrong ; did you not agree with me for a denarius ?”
About this coordinate
Matthew 20:13:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Matthew 20:13, so the Greek word οὐχὶ (oukhi) 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.20.13.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.13.W11.S1) and character.