God & Savior

Matthew 20:1

“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.
Matthew 20:1
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Original language (Greek)

Ὁμοία γάρ ἐστιν ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν ἀνθρώπῳ οἰκοδεσπότῃ ὅστις ἐξῆλθεν ἅμα πρωῒ μισθώσασθαι ἐργάτας εἰς τὸν ἀμπελῶνα αὐτοῦ.

  1. ὉμοίαHomoia“Like”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὅμοιος · “like” · Strong's G3664
  2. γάρgar“for”
    Conjunction · “for” · Strong's G1063
  3. ἐστινestin“is”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  4. ἡhē“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. βασιλείαbasileia“kingdom”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “kingdom” · Strong's G0932
  6. τῶνtōn“of the”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  7. οὐρανῶνouranōn“heavens”
    Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from οὐρανός · “heaven” · Strong's G3772
  8. ἀνθρώπῳanthrōpō“to a man”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from ἄνθρωπος · “a human” · Strong's G0444
  9. οἰκοδεσπότῃoikodespotē“a master of a house”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from οἰκοδεσπότης · “householder” · Strong's G3617
  10. ὅστιςhostis“who”
    Relative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “who/which” · Strong's G3748
  11. ἐξῆλθενexēlthen“went out”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐξέρχομαι · “to go out” · Strong's G1831
  12. ἅμαhama“in [the]”
    Adverb · “together” · Strong's G0260
  13. πρωῒprōi“morning”
    Adverb · from πρωΐ · “early” · Strong's G4404
  14. μισθώσασθαιmisthōsasthai“to hire”
    Verb, aorist, middle, infinitive · from μισθόω · “to hire” · Strong's G3409
  15. ἐργάταςergatas“workmen”
    Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from ἐργάτης · “worker” · Strong's G2040
  16. εἰςeis“for”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  17. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  18. ἀμπελῶναampelōna“vineyard”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἀμπελών · “vineyard” · Strong's G0290
  19. αὐτοῦ.autou“of him.”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)