Matthew 20:6:1Matt.20.6.W1TAB
περὶ
peri
“about”
- Transliteration
- pe-RI
- Extended
- pe-RI
- IPA
- /pe.ˈri/
Meaning by language
- English
- about
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
pe-RI
- phraseyour reading level
pe-RI DE TÊN hen-de-KA-tên ek-sel-THÔN HEU-ren AL-lous hes-TÔ-tas
- clause
pe-RI DE TÊN hen-de-KA-tên ek-sel-THÔN HEU-ren AL-lous hes-TÔ-tas KAI LE-yei au-TOIS
- sentence
pe-RI DE TÊN hen-de-KA-tên ek-sel-THÔN HEU-ren AL-lous hes-TÔ-tas KAI LE-yei au-TOIS TI HÔ-de hes-TÊ-ka-te HO-lên TÊN hê-ME-ran ar-GOI
Exegesis
The verse opens with the prepositional phrase peri ten hendekaten {περὶ δὲ τὴν ἑνδεκάτην | perì dè tḕn hendekátēn} which, with the postpositive particle de {δὲ | dè}, functions as a temporal frame, “but about the eleventh hour,” marking a late stage in the workday and advancing the narrative time.
In context — Matthew 20:6
But about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing, and he says to them, “Why have you been standing here idle all the day?”
About this coordinate
Matthew 20:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Matthew 20:6, so the Greek word περὶ (peri) 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.20.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.6.W1.S1) and character.