Matthew 20:3:12Matt.20.3.W12TAB
ἀργούς·
argoos
“idle”
- Transliteration
- ar-GOOS
- Extended
- ar-GOOS
- IPA
- /ar.ˈguːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- idle
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ar-GOOS
- sentence
KAI ek-sel-THÔN pe-RI TRI-tÊN HÔ-ran EI-den AL-loos he-STÔ-tas EN TÊ a-go-RA ar-GOOS
Exegesis
The adjective argous {ἀργούς | argoús} modifies “others” and, coming at the end of the clause, draws attention to their condition of being without work. In translation, the participial construction was rendered with a finite verb and an introductory temporal phrase for clarity, while the time expression was preserved as “the third hour” in the more literal rendering and contextualized as “nine in the morning” in the dynamic rendering to reflect the ancient timekeeping system.
In context — Matthew 20:3
And having gone out about the third hour , he saw others standing idle in the marketplace .
About this coordinate
Matthew 20:3:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Matthew 20:3, so the Greek word ἀργούς· (argoos) 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.20.3.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.3.W12.S1) and character.