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

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Result
ἐρ + γα + τῶν
er + ga + tôn
ergatôn

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Rhor — rolled r
Gammagh — guttural
Alphaah — as in father
Taut — as in top
Omegao — same as omicron
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    er-ga-TÔN

  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 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 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 20:2:5 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.