Strong G3409μισθόω
to hire
- Transliteration
- misthoō
- Pronunciation
- mis-tho'-o
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
From G3408; to let out for wages that is (middle voice) to hire: - hire.
Detailed definition
μισθόω, -ῶ
(μισθός) [in LXX (mid.) chiefly for שָׂכָר;]
to let out for hire. Mid., to hire: with accusative, Mat.20:1, 7.†
(AS)
(μισθός) [in LXX (mid.) chiefly for שָׂכָר;]
to let out for hire. Mid., to hire: with accusative, Mat.20:1, 7.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G3409 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- hire2
First verses
- Matthew 20:1For 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 20:7They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
μισθ-όω,
let out for hire, farm out, in present and imperfect, offer to let, τινί τι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Lysistrata” 958, 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 7.10, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 50.52)]; μισθοῖ αὑτὸν Ὀλυνθίοις offers his services for pay to them, [Refs ([prev. author] 23.150)], compare 149; ἑαυτὸν ἐπί τι for a purpose, [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] 18.21; μ. τὸ τέμενος “IG” 12.94.5; οἶκον 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 32.23, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 27.15, 28.15; τοὺς οἴκους τῶν ὀρφανῶν 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ἀθηναίων Πολιτεία” 56.7: with)]infinitive, μ. τὸν νηὸν τριηκοσίων ταλάντων ἐξεργάσασθαι farm out the building of it for [Refs 5th c.BC+ (300 talents, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.180; ὅσου τὴν τριηραρχίαν ἦσαν μεμισθωκότες 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 21.80.)]
II middle, future μισθώσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 52:)]aorist ἐμισθωσάμην: perfect μεμίσθωμαι (see. below):—have let to one, hire, with accusative person vel of things, πλοῖον, μισθωτούς, ἐπικουρικόν, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.24, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 1152, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.52; οἰκίαν ἣν ᾤκει μεμισθωμένος 4th c.BC: Isaeus Orator 6.39)]; τίνα τῶν πολιτῶν ἑταιρεῖν μεμίσθωμα; [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 45.79; τῆς οἰκίας ἧς ἐμεμίσθωτο 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 3.11; μισθωσάμενός τινος τὴν οἰκίαν 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 27.58; μ. τι παρά τινος 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.68; τοὺς μεμισθωμένους παρ᾽ ἐμοῦ τὸ χωρίον 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 17.8)]; μ. τινὰ ταλάντου engage his services at a talent, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.131)]; ὀλίγου at a low price, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1259a13: with)]infinitive, μ. νηὸν ἐξοικοδομῆσαι contract for the building of the temple, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.62)]; μ. γράψαι ψάφισμα Maiuri Nuova Silloge [Refs (432 (from Cos))]; μισθοῦσθαί τινα with infinitive, hire him to do a thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.34; μισθοῦ σαυτὸν ἀμφορεαφορεῖν 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Fragmenta” 299, compare 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.33)]; μ. ὑπέρ τινος make a contract for a thing, [Refs ([prev. author] 53.21)]; ὁ μισθωσάμενος the contractor, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Isaeus Orator 11.34.)]
III passive, aorist ἐμισθώθην: perfect μεμίσθωμαι (see. below):—to be hired for pay, Μαρδονίῳ μεμισθωμένος οὐκ ὀλίγου hired by him at no small price, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.38)]; ἐπί τινι for a thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 1.3.1)]; ἐκ τοῦ μισθωθῆναι from the hire, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 27.58)]; of a house, to be let on contract, [Refs ([prev. author] 28.1)]; of a mercenary, μισθωθεὶς ὑπό τινος [Refs ([prev. author] 23.149.)]
let out for hire, farm out, in present and imperfect, offer to let, τινί τι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Lysistrata” 958, 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 7.10, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 50.52)]; μισθοῖ αὑτὸν Ὀλυνθίοις offers his services for pay to them, [Refs ([prev. author] 23.150)], compare 149; ἑαυτὸν ἐπί τι for a purpose, [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] 18.21; μ. τὸ τέμενος “IG” 12.94.5; οἶκον 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 32.23, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 27.15, 28.15; τοὺς οἴκους τῶν ὀρφανῶν 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ἀθηναίων Πολιτεία” 56.7: with)]infinitive, μ. τὸν νηὸν τριηκοσίων ταλάντων ἐξεργάσασθαι farm out the building of it for [Refs 5th c.BC+ (300 talents, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.180; ὅσου τὴν τριηραρχίαν ἦσαν μεμισθωκότες 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 21.80.)]
II middle, future μισθώσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 52:)]aorist ἐμισθωσάμην: perfect μεμίσθωμαι (see. below):—have let to one, hire, with accusative person vel of things, πλοῖον, μισθωτούς, ἐπικουρικόν, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.24, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 1152, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.52; οἰκίαν ἣν ᾤκει μεμισθωμένος 4th c.BC: Isaeus Orator 6.39)]; τίνα τῶν πολιτῶν ἑταιρεῖν μεμίσθωμα; [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 45.79; τῆς οἰκίας ἧς ἐμεμίσθωτο 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 3.11; μισθωσάμενός τινος τὴν οἰκίαν 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 27.58; μ. τι παρά τινος 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.68; τοὺς μεμισθωμένους παρ᾽ ἐμοῦ τὸ χωρίον 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 17.8)]; μ. τινὰ ταλάντου engage his services at a talent, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.131)]; ὀλίγου at a low price, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1259a13: with)]infinitive, μ. νηὸν ἐξοικοδομῆσαι contract for the building of the temple, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.62)]; μ. γράψαι ψάφισμα Maiuri Nuova Silloge [Refs (432 (from Cos))]; μισθοῦσθαί τινα with infinitive, hire him to do a thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.34; μισθοῦ σαυτὸν ἀμφορεαφορεῖν 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Fragmenta” 299, compare 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.33)]; μ. ὑπέρ τινος make a contract for a thing, [Refs ([prev. author] 53.21)]; ὁ μισθωσάμενος the contractor, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Isaeus Orator 11.34.)]
III passive, aorist ἐμισθώθην: perfect μεμίσθωμαι (see. below):—to be hired for pay, Μαρδονίῳ μεμισθωμένος οὐκ ὀλίγου hired by him at no small price, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.38)]; ἐπί τινι for a thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 1.3.1)]; ἐκ τοῦ μισθωθῆναι from the hire, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 27.58)]; of a house, to be let on contract, [Refs ([prev. author] 28.1)]; of a mercenary, μισθωθεὶς ὑπό τινος [Refs ([prev. author] 23.149.)]