Matthew 20:2:1Matt.20.2.W1TAB

⸂συμφωνήσας

symphônêsas

Having agreed

Transliteration
sym-phô-NÊ-sas
Extended
sym-phoh-NÊ-sahs
IPA
/sym.pʰɔː.ˈneː.sas/

Meaning by language

English
Having agreed

Greek · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
⸂συμ + φω + νή + σας
sym + phô + nê + sas
symphônêsas

Alphabet Analysis

Sigmas — as in sit
Upsiloni — as in machine
Mum — as in mother
Phiph — as in phone (f)
Omegao — same as omicron
Nun — as in new
Etai — as in machine
Sigmas — as in sit
Alphaah — as in father
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    sym-phô-NÊ-sas

  2. sentence

    sym-phô-NÊ-sas DE me-TA TÔN er-ga-TÔN EK dê-na-RI-oo TÊN hê-ME-ran a-PÉ-stei-len au-TOOS EIS TON am-pe-LÔ-na au-TOO

Exegesis

The verse opens with the aorist participle symphonesas {συμφωνήσας | sym-phō-nḗ-sas} ‘having agreed’, which functions temporally, indicating an action completed prior to the main verb.

Root and etymology

symphoneosigma–upsilon–mu–phi–omega–nu–epsilon–omega

to sound together, to agree

In contextMatthew 20:2

And after having agreed with the laborers for a denarius for the day, he sent them into his vineyard .

About this coordinate

Matthew 20:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Matthew 20:2, so the Greek word ⸂συμφωνήσας (symphônêsas) 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.20.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.2.W1.S1) and character.