Misthios μίσθιος
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| μίσθιος | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | misthios |
| Strong's number | G3407 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | hired worker |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
Misthios (Greek μίσθιος, Strong's G3407) is a Greek adjective meaning “hired worker”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.
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)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | hired servants (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | hired servants (2) |
Verses
Every verse with Misthios, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Luke
- 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!Finally he came to his senses and said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have plenty of food? But here I am, starving to death!
- Luke 15:19And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.”’
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).