They murmured — i.e., as the Greek tense shows, with repeated and prolonged murmurs.
The goodman of the house. — Better, householder. The Greek word is the same as in Matthew 20:1, and the archaic English phrase is a needless variation.
Related Commentaries of Matthew 20:11
Matthew 20:11
11 And when they had received it, they murmured against the goodman of the house,