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Andδὲtheyοἱwent.ἀπῆλθονAgainπάλινhe went outἐξελθὼνaboutπερὶthe sixthἕκτηνandκαὶthe ninthἐνάτηνhourὥρανanddidἐποίησενthe same.ὡσαύτως
Matthew 20:5
Study it in the app“And they went. Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour and did the same.”
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 20:5, word by word
- wentἀπῆλθονapēlthon
go away
To leave where one is for another place, leaving something or someone behind.
Where else “apēlthon” appears- Againπάλινpalin
again
Once more, repeating what came before.
Where else “palin” appears- he went outἐξελθὼνexelthōn
go out
To leave the place where one was and go outside or elsewhere.
Where else “exelthōn” appears- the sixthἕκτηνhektēn
sixth
Sixth; "the sixth hour", noon.
Where else “hektēn” appears- the ninthἐνάτηνenatēn
ninth
Ninth. "The ninth hour" is three in the afternoon.
Where else “enatēn” appears- hourὥρανhōran
hour
One of the twelve parts of the day, counted from morning.
Where else “hōran” appears- didἐποίησενepoiēsen
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “epoiēsen” appears- the sameὡσαύτωςhōsautōs
likewise
Likewise, in the same way.
Where else “hōsautōs” appears
The context
4and to them he said, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you.’
5 · This verse (above)
6And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing there, and he says to them, ‘Why have you been standing here all the day 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?