Matthew 20:6:5Matt.20.6.W5TAB
ἐξελθὼν
ekselthôn
“having gone out”
- Transliteration
- ek-sel-THÔN
- Extended
- ek-sel-THÔN
- IPA
- /ek.sel.ˈtʰɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- having gone out
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ek-sel-THÔN
- 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 circumstantial participle exelthōn {ἐξελθὼν | exelthṓn} precedes the main verb heuren {εὗρεν | heûren}, indicating an action that occurs prior to and in close connection with the finding (“having gone out, he found”), a common narrative pattern in the Gospels.
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 20:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Matthew 20:6, so the Greek word ἐξελθὼν (ekselthôn) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.6.W5.S1) and character.