Matthew 20:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©GreekStrong'sOrigin
saying,λέγοντες
(legontes)
3004: to saya prim. verb
'Theseοὗτοι
(outoi)
3778: thisprobably from a redupl. of ho,, used as a demonstrative pronoun
last menἔσχατοι
(eschatoi)
2078: last, extremeof uncertain origin
have workedἐποίησαν
(epoiēsan)
4160: to make, doa prim. word
[only] oneμίαν
(mian)
1520: onea primary number
hour,ὥραν
(ōran)
5610: a time or period, an houra prim. word
and you have madeἐποίησας
(epoiēsas)
4160: to make, doa prim. word
them equalἴσους
(isous)
2470: equala prim. word
to us whoοἱ
(oi)
3588: thethe def. art.
have borneβαστάσασιν
(bastasasin)
941: to take up, carryof uncertain origin
the burdenβάρος
(baros)
922: weightfrom barus
and the scorching heatκαύσωνα
(kausōna)
2742: burning heatfrom kaió
of the day.'ἡμέρας
(ēmeras)
2250: daya prim. word


















KJV Lexicon
λεγοντες  verb - present active participle - nominative plural masculine
lego  leg'-o:  ask, bid, boast, call, describe, give out, name, put forth, say(-ing, on), shew, speak, tell, utter.
οτι  conjunction
hoti  hot'-ee:  demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because -- as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why.
ουτοι  demonstrative pronoun - nominative plural masculine
houtos  hoo'-tos:  the he (she or it), i.e. this or that (often with article repeated) -- he (it was that), hereof, it, she, such as, the same, these, they, this (man, same, woman), which, who.
οι  definite article - nominative plural masculine
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
εσχατοι  adjective - nominative plural masculine
eschatos  es'-khat-os:  farthest, final (of place or time) -- ends of, last, latter end, lowest, uttermost.
μιαν  adjective - accusative singular feminine
heis  hice:  one -- a(-n, -ny, certain), + abundantly, man, one (another), only, other, some.
ωραν  noun - accusative singular feminine
hora  ho'-rah:  an hour -- day, hour, instant, season, short, (even-)tide, (high) time.
εποιησαν  verb - aorist active indicative - third person
poieo  poy-eh'-o:  to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
και  conjunction
kai  kahee:  and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
ισους  adjective - accusative plural masculine
isos  ee'-sos:  similar (in amount and kind) -- + agree, as much, equal, like.
ημιν  personal pronoun - first person dative plural
hemin  hay-meen':  to (or for, with, by) us -- our, (for) us, we.
αυτους  personal pronoun - accusative plural masculine
autos  ow-tos':  the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
εποιησας  verb - aorist active indicative - second person singular
poieo  poy-eh'-o:  to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
τοις  definite article - dative plural masculine
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
βαστασασιν  verb - aorist active participle - dative plural masculine
bastazo  bas-tad'-zo:  to lift, literally or figuratively (endure, declare, sustain, receive, etc.) -- bear, carry, take up.
το  definite article - accusative singular neuter
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
βαρος  noun - accusative singular neuter
baros  bar'-os:  weight; in the New Testament only, figuratively, a load, abundance, authority -- burden(-some), weight.
της  definite article - genitive singular feminine
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
ημερας  noun - genitive singular feminine
hemera  hay-mer'-ah:  age, + alway, (mid-)day (by day, (-ly), + for ever, judgment, (day) time, while, years.
και  conjunction
kai  kahee:  and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
τον  definite article - accusative singular masculine
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
καυσωνα  noun - accusative singular masculine
kauson  kow'-sone:  a glare -- (burning) heat.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
saying, 'These last men have worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the scorching heat of the day.'

King James Bible
Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
These last men put in one hour, and you made them equal to us who bore the burden of the day and the burning heat!'

International Standard Version
These last fellows worked only one hour, but you paid them the same as us, and we've been working all day, enduring the scorching heat!'

NET Bible
saying, 'These last fellows worked one hour, and you have made them equal to us who bore the hardship and burning heat of the day.'

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And they were saying, 'These last ones have worked one hour and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the heat of the day.'

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They said, 'These last workers have worked only one hour. Yet, you've treated us all the same, even though we worked hard all day under a blazing sun.'

King James 2000 Bible
Saying, These last have worked but one hour, and you have made them equal unto us, who have borne the burden and heat of the day.
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