Strong G3407μίσθιος
hired worker
- Transliteration
- misthios
- Pronunciation
- mis'-thee-os
- Morphology
- Greek Adjective
Definition
From G3408; a wage earner: - hired servant.
Detailed definition
μίσθιος, -α, -ον
(also -ος, -ον), [in LXX: Lev.19:13 A Lev.25:50, Job.7:1 (שָׂכִיר), Tob.5:11, Sir.7:10 31:22 37:11 *;]
hired; as subst., ὁ μ., a hired servant: Luk.15:17, 19 15:21 (Anth., Plut.).†
(AS)
(also -ος, -ον), [in LXX: Lev.19:13 A Lev.25:50, Job.7:1 (שָׂכִיר), Tob.5:11, Sir.7:10 31:22 37:11 *;]
hired; as subst., ὁ μ., a hired servant: Luk.15:17, 19 15:21 (Anth., Plut.).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G3407 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- hire1
- servant1
First verses
- Luke 15:17And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!
- Luke 15:19And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
μίσθιος, α, ον,
salaried, hired, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Lycurgus” 16, “Anthologia Graeca” 6.283; λινόϋφος μ. “Sammelb.” 4299.14 (3rd c.AD).)]
II substantive μίσθιος, ὁ, hired labourer, servant, [LXX+3rd c.BC+ (LXX.Lev.19.13 (variant), “PCair.Zen.” 378.14 (_plural_, 3rd c.BC), “Supp.epigram” 2.569.28, 4.447.45 (Didyma, 2nd c.BC), NT.Luke.15.17, “PAmh.” 2.92.19)] (unless = tenant) [Refs 2nd c.AD+ ((2nd c.AD): in _plural_,)]mercenaries, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Bellum Judaicum” 5.2.1.)]
salaried, hired, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Lycurgus” 16, “Anthologia Graeca” 6.283; λινόϋφος μ. “Sammelb.” 4299.14 (3rd c.AD).)]
II substantive μίσθιος, ὁ, hired labourer, servant, [LXX+3rd c.BC+ (LXX.Lev.19.13 (variant), “PCair.Zen.” 378.14 (_plural_, 3rd c.BC), “Supp.epigram” 2.569.28, 4.447.45 (Didyma, 2nd c.BC), NT.Luke.15.17, “PAmh.” 2.92.19)] (unless = tenant) [Refs 2nd c.AD+ ((2nd c.AD): in _plural_,)]mercenaries, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Bellum Judaicum” 5.2.1.)]