Matthew 20:6:8Matt.20.6.W8TAB
⸀ἑστῶτας,
hestôtas
“standing”
- Transliteration
- hes-TÔ-tas
- Extended
- hes-TÔ-tas
- IPA
- /hes.ˈtɔː.tas/
Meaning by language
- English
- standing
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
hes-TÔ-tas
- 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 object phrase allous hestōtas {ἄλλους ἑστῶτας | állous hestôtas} consists of an adjective used substantivally (“others”) modified by a perfect participle (“standing”), portraying a continuing state of waiting.
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 20:6:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Matthew 20:6, so the Greek word ⸀ἑστῶτας, (hestôtas) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.6.W8.S1) and character.