Matthew 20:6 — King James Version← Study notes
“And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?”
Matthew 20:6 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 20:618 words
περὶperi(there-)about, above, against
δὲdeand / but
τὴνtēnthe
ἑνδεκάτηνhendekatēneleventh
ἐξελθὼνexelthōncome
(forth, out), depart (out of)
εὗρενheurenfind, get, obtain
ἄλλουςallousother
ἑστῶταςhestōtasabide, appoint, bring
καὶkaiand / also
λέγειlegeisay
αὐτοῖςautoishe / she / it / same
ΤίTia (kind
of), any (man, thing
ὧδεhōdehere, hither, (in) this place
ἑστήκατεhestēkateabide, appoint, bring
ὅληνholēnall, altogether, every whit
τὴνtēnthe
ἡμέρανhēmeranage, + alway, (mid-)day (by day
ἀργοίargoibarren, idle, slow
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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