Matthew 20:10

So when the original workers came, they assumed they would receive more. But each of them also received a denarius.
Matthew 20:10
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Original language (Greek)

καὶ ἐλθόντες οἱ πρῶτοι ἐνόμισαν ὅτι πλεῖον λήμψονται· καὶ ἔλαβον τὸ ἀνὰ δηνάριον καὶ αὐτοί.

  1. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. ἐλθόντεςelthontes“having come”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἔρχομαι · “to come/go” · Strong's G2064
  3. οἱhoi“the”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. πρῶτοιprōtoi“first”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from πρῶτος · “first” · Strong's G4413G
  5. ἐνόμισανenomisan“they thought”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from νομίζω · “to think” · Strong's G3543
  6. ὅτιhoti“that”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
  7. πλεῖονpleion“more”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, neuter, comparative · from πλείων, πλεῖον · “greater” · Strong's G4119
  8. λήμψονται·lēmpsontai“they will receive;”
    Verb, future, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person plural · from λαμβάνω · “to take” · Strong's G2983
  9. καὶkai“but”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  10. ἔλαβονelabon“they received”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from λαμβάνω · “to take” · Strong's G2983
  11. τὸto“those”
    Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  12. ἀνὰana“each”
    Preposition · from ἀνά · “each” · Strong's G0303
  13. δηνάριονdēnarion“a denarius”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “denarius” · Strong's G1220
  14. καὶkai“also”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  15. αὐτοί.autoi“themselves.”
    Personal pronoun, nominative, plural, 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)