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Ὀψίας δὲ γενομένης λέγει ὁ κύριος τοῦ ἀμπελῶνος τῷ ἐπιτρόπῳ αὐτοῦ· κάλεσον τοὺς ἐργάτας καὶ ἀπόδος αὐτοῖς τὸν μισθὸν ἀρξάμενος ἀπὸ τῶν ἐσχάτων ἕως τῶν πρώτων. (Matthew 20:8)

Modern Greek Pronunciation: opsías de genomenís légei o kýrios tou ampelónos to epitrópō aftoú: kálese tous ergátes kai apódos aftoís ton misthón, arxámenos apó ton escháton éōs ton próton.

Literal English Translation: When evening came, the master of the vineyard says to his steward: Call the workers and pay them the wage, beginning from the last up to the first.

Koine Grammar Deep Dive ὀψίας δὲ γενομένης – genitive absolute construction: “when evening came”; – ὀψίας: genitive singular feminine of “evening”; – γενομένης: aorist middle participle of γίνομαι (“having come to be”).… Learn Koine Greek