Matthew 20:6
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?”
περί
properly, through (all over), i.e. around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance or general period)
ἵστημι
already standing
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ἵστημι
To stand, to set, to place. Histemi. Having done all stand. Stand therefore. When you have done everything else there is still this. Stand in what Christ has already accomplished.
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εὑρίσκω
he found
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εὑρίσκω
To find, to discover, to obtain. Heurisko. Seek and you will find. The finding is guaranteed for those who seek. God is findable because He wants to be found.
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λέγω
he says
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λέγω
To say, to speak with authority. Jesus said and it was so. When Jesus speaks everything listens. His words carry the weight of creation behind them.
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ἡμέρα
day
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ἡμέρα
Day. Hemera. This is the day the LORD has made. Every day is a gift from God. The right response to any day is rejoicing in the One who gave it.
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τίς
Why
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τίς
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
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ὧδε
here
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ὧδε
in this same spot, i.e. here or hither
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ὥρα
hour
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ὥρα
an "hour" (literally or figuratively)
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ἐξέρχομαι
having gone out
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ἐξέρχομαι
to issue (literally or figuratively)
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ἑνδέκατος
eleventh
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ἑνδέκατος
eleventh
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