King James Version

Matthew 20:13

But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?

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ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeButδέconjunction — “But”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.Butἀποκριθεὶςapokritheishe answeredἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he answered”, a single actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.he answeredἑνὶhenioneεἷς (heis)adjective, dative, singular, masculine — “one”, the to- or for-formG1520one.oneαὐτῶνautōnof themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “of them”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.of themεἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).and saidἙταῖρεhetaireFriendἑταῖρος (hetairos)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Friend”, the calling formG2083a companion, comrade, friend.Friendοὐκouknoοὐ (ou)adverb — “no”G3756no, not.noἀδικῶadikōwrongἀδικέω (adikeō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “wrong”, an ongoing or repeated actionG91I act unjustly towards, injure, harm.wrongσεseyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “you”, the object formG4771you.οὐχὶouchinotοὐχίparticle — “not”G3780by no means, not at all.notδηναρίουdēnarioufor a pennyδηνάριον (dēnarion)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “for a penny”, the of-formG1220a denarius, a small Roman silver coin.for a pennyσυνεφώνησάςsunephōnēsasto agree withσυμφωνέω (sumphōneō)verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to agree with”, a single actionG4856I agree with, harmonize with, agree together.μοιmoiIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'And he answering said to one of them, Comrade, I do no unrighteousness to thee; for a denary didst not thou agree with me?

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American Standard Version (1901)

But he answered and said to one of them, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a shilling?

Young’s Literal Translation

'And he answering said to one of them, Comrade, I do no unrighteousness to thee; for a denary didst not thou agree with me?

World English Bible

“ But he answered one of them , ‘ Friend , I am doing you no wrong. Didn’ t you agree with me for a denarius ?

Darby Translation

But he answering said to one of them, [My] friend, I do not wrong thee. Didst thou not agree with me for a denarius?

Douay-Rheims

But he answering said to one of them: Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst thou not agree with me for a penny?

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