Matthew 20:16:4Matt.20.16.W4TAB
ἔσχατοι
eskhatoi
“last”
- Transliteration
- ES-kha-toi
- Extended
- EHS-khah-toi
- IPA
- /ˈes.kʰa.toi/
Meaning by language
- English
- last
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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
- sentence
HOO-tôs ES-on-tai HOI ES-kha-toi PRÔ-toi KAI HOI PRÔ-toi ES-kha-toi
Exegesis
The coordinated nominative phrases hoi eschatoi {οἱ ἔσχατοι | hoi és-kha-toi} “the last” and hoi protoi {οἱ πρῶτοι | hoi prô-toi} “the first” function as substantivized adjectives, serving both as subjects and as predicate nominatives in a balanced structure. The word order places the predicate adjectives eschatoi and protoi immediately after their respective articles, highlighting the contrastive pair.
In context — Matthew 20:16
Thus the last will be first , and the first will be last.
About this coordinate
Matthew 20:16:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 20:16, 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.20.16.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.16.W4.S1) and character.