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Matthew 20:8

So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first.

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ὀψίαςopsiaswhen evenὀψία (opsia)adjective, genitive, singular, feminine — “when even”, the of-formG3798late, evening.when evenδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.γενομένηςgenomenēswas comeγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle participle, genitive, singular, feminine — “was come”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.was comeλέγειlegeisaithλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “saith”, an ongoing or repeated 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.saithὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κύριοςkurioslordκύριοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “lord”, the subject formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀμπελῶνοςampelōnosvineyardἀμπελών (ampelōn)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “vineyard”, the of-formG290a vineyard.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐπιτρόπῳepitropōstewardἐπίτροπος (epitropos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “steward”, the to- or for-formG2012(a) (procurator) a steward, (b) (tutor) a guardian (appointed for an "infant" [under 14 perhaps] by the father or by a magistrate).stewardαὐτοῦautouthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “them”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themΚάλεσονkalesonto callκαλέω (kaleō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “to call”, a single actionG2564(a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name.This verse uses “call”.τοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἐργάταςergatasworkerἐργάτης (ergatēs)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “worker”, the object formG2040a field-laborer; then: a laborer, workman in general.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἀπόδοςapodosto payἀποδίδωμι (apodidōmi)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “to pay”, a single actionG591(a) I give back, return, restore, (b) I give, render, as due, (c) mid: I sell.αὐτοῖςautoisheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.μισθὸνmisthontheir hireμισθός (misthos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “their hire”, the object formG3408(a) pay, wages, salary, (b) reward, recompense, punishment.their hireἀρξάμενοςarxamenosbeginningἄρχω (archō)verb, aorist middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “beginning”, a single actionG757I reign, rule.beginningἀπὸapofromἀπόpreposition — “from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.fromτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐσχάτωνeschatōnlastἔσχατος (eschatos)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “last”, the of-formG2078last, at the last, finally, till the end.This verse uses “last”.the lastἕωςheōsuntoἕωςpreposition — “unto”G2193(a) conj: until, (b) prep: as far as, up to, as much as, until.untoτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πρώτωνprōtōnfirstπρῶτος (prōtos)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “first”, the of-formG4413first, before, principal, most important.This verse uses “first”.the first

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'And evening having come, the lord of the vineyard saith to his steward, Call the workmen, and pay them the reward, having begun from the last — unto the first.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the laborers, and pay them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first.

Young’s Literal Translation

'And evening having come, the lord of the vineyard saith to his steward, Call the workmen, and pay them the reward, having begun from the last — unto the first.

World English Bible

“ When evening had come , the lord of the vineyard said to his manager , ‘ Call the laborers and pay them their wages , beginning from the last to the first .’

Darby Translation

But when the evening was come, the lord of the vineyard says to his steward, Call the workmen and pay [them] their wages, beginning from the last even to the first.

Douay-Rheims

And when evening was come, the lord of the vineyard saith to his steward: Call the labourers and pay them their hire, beginning from the last even to the first.

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