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Andδὲafter agreeingσυμφωνήσαςwithμετὰthe workersτῶν ἐργατῶνforἐκa denariusδηναρίουfor the day,τὴν ἡμέρανhe sentἀπέστειλενthemαὐτοὺςintoεἰςhis vineyard.τὸν ἀμπελῶνα αὐτοῦ
Matthew 20:2
Study it in the app“And after agreeing with the workers for a denarius for the day, he sent them into his vineyard.”
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 20:2, word by word
- after agreeingσυμφωνήσαςsymphōnēsas
agree
Agree, be in harmony, come to an agreement; also match, fit together.
Where else “symphōnēsas” appears- the workersἐργατῶνergatōn
worker, laborer
Worker, laborer, especially a hired worker in the fields; also one who does something.
Where else “ergatōn” appears- a denariusδηναρίουdēnariou
denarius
Denarius: a Roman silver coin, a day's wage for a worker.
Where else “dēnariou” appears- for the dayἡμέρανhēmeran
day
A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”
Where else “hēmeran” appears- he sentἀπέστειλενapesteilen
send
To send someone somewhere on an errand, on behalf of the sender.
Where else “apesteilen” appears- his vineyardἀμπελῶναampelōna
vineyard
Vineyard.
Where else “ampelōna” appears
The context
1For the kingdom of heaven is like a man, a master of a house, who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.
2 · This verse (above)
3And going out about the third hour, he saw others standing in the marketplace idle;
To study Matthew 20 in a group
1. What it says
How much did the vineyard owner pay the workers, both those hired in the morning and those in the evening (vv. 9–10)?
2. What it means
What does the owner's reply teach: “Is your eye evil because I am good?” (v. 15)?
3. How I live it
Jesus says whoever wants to be great must serve (vv. 26–28). Whom can you serve today expecting nothing back?