Matthew 20:2:5Matt.20.2.W5TAB
ἐργατῶν
ergatôn
“laborers”
- Transliteration
- er-ga-TÔN
- Extended
- ehr-gah-TÔN
- IPA
- /er.ɡa.ˈtɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- laborers
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
er-ga-TÔN
- 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 prepositional phrase meta ton ergaton {μετὰ τῶν ἐργατῶν | me-tá tōn er-ga-tōn} uses meta with the genitive to mark association and mutuality between the one hiring and the laborers.
In context — Matthew 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 20:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Matthew 20:2, so the Greek word ἐργατῶν (ergatôn) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.2.W5.S1) and character.