Matthew 20:3
Strong's Lexicon
About
περὶ (peri)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 4012: From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time.

the third
τρίτην (tritēn)
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 5154: Third. Ordinal from treis; third; neuter a third part, or a third time, thirdly.

hour
ὥραν (hōran)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 5610: Apparently a primary word; an 'hour'.

he went out
ἐξελθὼν (exelthōn)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 1831: To go out, come out. From ek and erchomai; to issue.

[and] saw
εἶδεν (eiden)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3708: Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.

others
ἄλλους (allous)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 243: Other, another (of more than two), different. A primary word; 'else, ' i.e. Different.

standing
ἑστῶτας (hestōtas)
Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 2476: A prolonged form of a primary stao stah'-o; to stand, used in various applications.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

the
τῇ ()
Article - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

marketplace
ἀγορᾷ (agora)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 58: From ageiro; properly, the town-square; by implication, a market or thoroughfare.

without anything to do.
ἀργούς (argous)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 692: Idle, lazy, thoughtless, unprofitable, injurious. (by implication) lazy, useless.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
About the third hour he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing.

Young's Literal Translation
‘And having gone forth about the third hour, he saw others standing in the market-place idle,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When he went out about nine in the morning , he saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing.

New American Standard Bible
"And he went out about the third hour and saw others standing idle in the market place;

King James Bible
And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,
Parallel Verses
New International Version
"About nine in the morning he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing.

New Living Translation
"At nine o'clock in the morning he was passing through the marketplace and saw some people standing around doing nothing.

English Standard Version
And going out about the third hour he saw others standing idle in the marketplace,

New American Standard Bible
"And he went out about the third hour and saw others standing idle in the market place;

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When he went out about nine in the morning, he saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing.

International Standard Version
When he went out about nine o'clock, he saw others standing in the marketplace without work.

NET Bible
When it was about nine o'clock in the morning, he went out again and saw others standing around in the marketplace without work.

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

English Revised Version
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,
















Cross References
Matthew 20:2
And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.

Matthew 20:4
And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.

Acts 16:19
And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers,

Acts 17:17
Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him.

Matthew 1:1
The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

Matthew 20:1
For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.

Matthew 19:30
But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.

Matthew 20:5
Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise.

Matthew 20:6
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?
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