King James Version

Matthew 20:3

And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (τήν) before third here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἐξελθὼνexelthōnhe went outἐξέρχομαι (exerchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he went out”, a single actionG1831I go out, come out.he went outπερὶperiaboutπερίpreposition — “about”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.This verse uses “about”.aboutτρίτηνtritēnthirdτρίτος (tritos)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “third”, the object formG5154third.the thirdὥρανhōranhourὥρα (hōra)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “hour”, the object formG5610(a) a definite space of time, a season, (b) an hour, (c) the particular time for anything.hourεἶδενeidenseeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “see”, a single actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G1492 (εἴδω, see/know).and sawἄλλουςallousothersἄλλος (allos)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “others”, the object formG243other, another (of more than two), different.othersἑστῶταςhestōtasstandingἵστημι (histēmi)verb, perfect active participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “standing”, a completed action with a present resultG2476trans: (a) I make to stand, place, set up, establish, appoint; mid: I place myself, stand, (b) I set in balance, weigh; intrans: (c) I stand, stand by, stand still; met: I stand ready, stand firm, am steadfast.standingἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀγορᾷagoramarketplaceἀγοράnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “marketplace”, the to- or for-formG58market-place, forum, public place of assembly.the marketplaceἀργούςargousidleἀργός (argos)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “idle”, the object formG692idle, lazy, thoughtless, unprofitable, injurious.This verse uses “idle”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

τήνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'And having gone forth about the third hour, he saw others standing in the market-place idle,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing in the marketplace idle;

Young’s Literal Translation

'And having gone forth about the third hour, he saw others standing in the market-place idle,

World English Bible

He went out about the third hour , and saw others standing idle in the marketplace.

Darby Translation

And having gone out about [the] third hour, he saw others standing in the market-place idle;

Douay-Rheims

And going about the third hour, he saw others standing in the market place idle.

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