6{
"verseID": "Matthew.20.6",
"source": "Περὶ δὲ τὴν ἑνδεκάτην ὥραν ἐξελθών, εὗρεν ἄλλους ἑστῶτας ἀργούς, καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς, Τί ὧδε ἑστήκατε ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν ἀργοί;",
"text": "*De* about the *hendekatēn* *hōran* having *exelthōn*, he *heuren* others *hestōtas* *argous*, and *legei* to them, Why here do you *hestēkate* *holēn* the *hēmeran* *argoi*?",
"grammar": {
"*de*": "conjunction - and/but",
"*hendekatēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - eleventh",
"*hōran*": "accusative, feminine, singular - hour",
"*exelthōn*": "aorist participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having gone out",
"*heuren*": "aorist, 3rd singular - found",
"*hestōtas*": "perfect participle, accusative, masculine, plural - standing",
"*argous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - idle",
"*legei*": "present, 3rd singular - says/is saying",
"*hestēkate*": "perfect, 2nd plural - have been standing",
"*holēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - whole/entire",
"*hēmeran*": "accusative, feminine, singular - day",
"*argoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - idle"
},
"variants": {
"*hendekatēn hōran*": "eleventh hour (about 5:00 pm)",
"*argoi*": "idle/unemployed/without work"
}
}
7{
"verseID": "Matthew.20.7",
"source": "Λέγουσιν αὐτῷ, Ὅτι οὐδεὶς ἡμᾶς ἐμισθώσατο. Λέγει αὐτοῖς, Ὑπάγετε καὶ ὑμεῖς εἰς τὸν ἀμπελῶνα· καὶ ὃ ἐὰν ᾕ δίκαιον, λήψεσθε.",
"text": "They *legousin* to him, Because *oudeis* us *emisthōsato*. He *legei* to them, *Hypagete* also you into the *ampelōna*; and whatever *ean* *ē* *dikaion*, you shall *lēpsesthe*.",
"grammar": {
"*legousin*": "present, 3rd plural - they say/are saying",
"*oudeis*": "nominative, masculine, singular - no one",
"*emisthōsato*": "aorist, 3rd singular, middle - hired",
"*legei*": "present, 3rd singular - says/is saying",
"*hypagete*": "present imperative, 2nd plural - go",
"*ampelōna*": "accusative, masculine, singular - vineyard",
"*ean*": "conditional particle - if/whatever",
"*ē*": "present subjunctive, 3rd singular - may be",
"*dikaion*": "nominative, neuter, singular - just/right",
"*lēpsesthe*": "future, 2nd plural, middle - you will receive"
},
"variants": {
"*hoti*": "because/that",
"*dikaion*": "right/just/fair",
"*lēpsesthe*": "you will receive/you will get"
}
}
8{
"verseID": "Matthew.20.8",
"source": "Ὀψίας δὲ γενομένης, λέγει ὁ κύριος τοῦ ἀμπελῶνος τῷ ἐπιτρόπῳ αὐτοῦ, Κάλεσον τοὺς ἐργάτας, καὶ ἀπόδος αὐτοῖς τὸν μισθόν, ἀρξάμενος ἀπὸ τῶν ἐσχάτων ἕως τῶν πρώτων.",
"text": "*De* *opsias* having *genomenēs*, *legei* the *kyrios* of the *ampelōnos* to the *epitropō* of him, *Kaleson* the *ergatas*, and *apodos* to them the *misthon*, having *arxamenos* from the *eschatōn* until the *prōtōn*.",
"grammar": {
"*de*": "conjunction - and/but",
"*opsias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - evening",
"*genomenēs*": "aorist participle, genitive, feminine, singular - having come/become",
"*legei*": "present, 3rd singular - says/is saying",
"*kyrios*": "nominative, masculine, singular - lord/master",
"*ampelōnos*": "genitive, masculine, singular - vineyard",
"*epitropō*": "dative, masculine, singular - steward/manager",
"*kaleson*": "aorist imperative, 2nd singular - call",
"*ergatas*": "accusative, masculine, plural - workers",
"*apodos*": "aorist imperative, 2nd singular - pay/give",
"*misthon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - wages/payment",
"*arxamenos*": "aorist participle, nominative, masculine, singular, middle - having begun",
"*eschatōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - last ones",
"*prōtōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - first ones"
},
"variants": {
"*opsias genomenēs*": "when evening had come/when it was evening",
"*kyrios*": "lord/master/owner",
"*epitropos*": "steward/manager/foreman",
"*misthon*": "wages/payment/reward"
}
}
9{
"verseID": "Matthew.20.9",
"source": "Καὶ ἐλθόντες οἱ περὶ τὴν ἑνδεκάτην ὥραν, ἔλαβον ἀνὰ δηνάριον.",
"text": "And having *elthontes* those about the *hendekatēn* *hōran*, they *elabon* each *ana* *dēnarion*.",
"grammar": {
"*elthontes*": "aorist participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having come",
"*hendekatēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - eleventh",
"*hōran*": "accusative, feminine, singular - hour",
"*elabon*": "aorist, 3rd plural - received/took",
"*ana*": "distributive preposition - each/apiece",
"*dēnarion*": "accusative, neuter, singular - denarius"
},
"variants": {
"*hoi peri tēn hendekatēn hōran*": "those hired about the eleventh hour",
"*ana dēnarion*": "each a denarius/a denarius apiece"
}
}
10{
"verseID": "Matthew.20.10",
"source": "Ἐλθόντες δὲ οἱ πρῶτοι, ἐνόμισαν ὅτι πλεῖονα λήψονται· καὶ ἔλαβον καὶ αὐτοὶ ἀνὰ δηνάριον.",
"text": "*De* having *elthontes* the *prōtoi*, they *enomisan* that *pleiona* they will *lēpsontai*; and *elabon* also they *ana* *dēnarion*.",
"grammar": {
"*de*": "conjunction - but/and",
"*elthontes*": "aorist participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having come",
"*prōtoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - first ones",
"*enomisan*": "aorist, 3rd plural - supposed/thought",
"*pleiona*": "accusative, neuter, plural - more",
"*lēpsontai*": "future, 3rd plural, middle - will receive",
"*elabon*": "aorist, 3rd plural - received/took",
"*ana*": "distributive preposition - each/apiece",
"*dēnarion*": "accusative, neuter, singular - denarius"
},
"variants": {
"*enomisan*": "supposed/thought/expected",
"*pleiona*": "more/greater amount"
}
}
11{
"verseID": "Matthew.20.11",
"source": "Λαβόντες δὲ, ἐγόγγυζον κατὰ τοῦ οἰκοδεσπότου,",
"text": "*De* having *labontes*, they were *egongyzon* against the *oikodespotou*,",
"grammar": {
"*de*": "conjunction - but/and",
"*labontes*": "aorist participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having received",
"*egongyzon*": "imperfect, 3rd plural - were grumbling/complaining",
"*kata*": "preposition with genitive - against",
"*oikodespotou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - householder/master"
},
"variants": {
"*egongyzon*": "were grumbling/complaining/murmuring",
"*kata*": "against/in opposition to"
}
}
12{
"verseID": "Matthew.20.12",
"source": "Λέγοντες, ὅτι Οὗτοι οἱ ἔσχατοι μίαν ὥραν ἐποίησαν, καὶ ἴσους ἡμῖν αὐτοὺς ἐποίησας, τοῖς βαστάσασιν τὸ βάρος τῆς ἡμέρας καὶ τὸν καύσωνα.",
"text": "*Legontes*, that These the *eschatoi* one *hōran* *epoiēsan*, and *isous* to us them you *epoiēsas*, to those having *bastasasin* the *baros* of the *hēmeras* and the *kausōna*.",
"grammar": {
"*legontes*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, plural - saying",
"*hoti*": "conjunction - that",
"*eschatoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - last ones",
"*mian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - one",
"*hōran*": "accusative, feminine, singular - hour",
"*epoiēsan*": "aorist, 3rd plural - did/worked",
"*isous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - equal",
"*epoiēsas*": "aorist, 2nd singular - made/have made",
"*bastasasin*": "aorist participle, dative, masculine, plural - having borne/carried",
"*baros*": "accusative, neuter, singular - burden/weight",
"*hēmeras*": "genitive, feminine, singular - day",
"*kausōna*": "accusative, masculine, singular - heat/scorching heat"
},
"variants": {
"*epoiēsan*": "worked/did/spent",
"*isous*": "equal/the same as",
"*baros*": "burden/weight/load",
"*kausōna*": "scorching heat/burning heat"
}
}
13{
"verseID": "Matthew.20.13",
"source": "Ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν ἑνὶ αὐτῶν, Ἑταῖρε, οὐκ ἀδικῶ σε: οὐχὶ δηναρίου συνεφώνησάς μοι;",
"text": "*De* he having *apokritheis* *eipen* to one of them, *Hetaire*, not I *adikō* you: not for a *dēnariou* did you *synephōnēsas* with me?",
"grammar": {
"*de*": "conjunction - but/and",
"*apokritheis*": "aorist participle, nominative, masculine, singular, passive - having answered",
"*eipen*": "aorist, 3rd singular - said",
"*heni*": "dative, masculine, singular - to one",
"*hetaire*": "vocative, masculine, singular - friend/companion",
"*adikō*": "present, 1st singular - I wrong/injure",
"*dēnariou*": "genitive, neuter, singular - denarius",
"*synephōnēsas*": "aorist, 2nd singular - you agreed"
},
"variants": {
"*hetaire*": "friend/companion/fellow (can be used in a neutral or slightly reproachful sense)",
"*adikō*": "wrong/treat unjustly/harm",
"*synephōnēsas*": "agreed/made an agreement"
}
}
14{
"verseID": "Matthew.20.14",
"source": "Ἆρον τὸ σὸν, καὶ ὕπαγε: θέλω δὲ τούτῳ τῷ ἐσχάτῳ δοῦναι, ὡς καὶ σοί.",
"text": "*Aron* the *son*, and *hypage*: I *thelō* *de* to this the *eschatō* to *dounai*, as also to you.",
"grammar": {
"*aron*": "aorist imperative, 2nd singular - take",
"*son*": "accusative, neuter, singular - yours",
"*hypage*": "present imperative, 2nd singular - go",
"*thelō*": "present, 1st singular - I wish/want",
"*de*": "conjunction - but/and",
"*toutō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to this one",
"*eschatō*": "dative, masculine, singular - last one",
"*dounai*": "aorist infinitive - to give"
},
"variants": {
"*aron*": "take/pick up",
"*hypage*": "go/go away",
"*thelō*": "wish/want/desire"
}
}
15{
"verseID": "Matthew.20.15",
"source": "Ἢ οὐκ ἔξεστίν μοι ποιῆσαι ὃ θέλω ἐν τοῖς ἐμοῖς; εἰ ὁ ὀφθαλμός σου πονηρός ἐστιν, ὅτι ἐγὼ ἀγαθός εἰμι;",
"text": "Or not is it *exestin* for me to *poiēsai* what I *thelō* with the things *emois*? If the *ophthalmos* of you *ponēros* *estin*, because I *agathos* *eimi*?",
"grammar": {
"*ē*": "conjunction - or",
"*exestin*": "present, 3rd singular - it is lawful/permitted",
"*poiēsai*": "aorist infinitive - to do",
"*thelō*": "present, 1st singular - I wish/want",
"*emois*": "dative, neuter, plural - my own things",
"*ei*": "conditional particle - if",
"*ophthalmos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - eye",
"*ponēros*": "nominative, masculine, singular - evil/bad",
"*estin*": "present, 3rd singular - is",
"*hoti*": "conjunction - because",
"*agathos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - good",
"*eimi*": "present, 1st singular - I am"
},
"variants": {
"*exestin*": "is lawful/is permitted/is allowed",
"*ponēros*": "evil/bad/envious",
"*ophthalmos ponēros*": "evil eye (idiom for envy/jealousy)",
"*agathos*": "good/generous"
}
}