Misthōtos μισθωτός
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| μισθωτός | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | misthōtos |
| Strong's number | G3411 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | hired worker |
| Occurrences | 4 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | John (2) |
Misthōtos (Greek μισθωτός, Strong's G3411) is a Greek masculine noun meaning “hired worker”. It occurs 4 times in 3 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
μισθωτός, -ή, όν
(μισθόω), [in LXX for שָׂכִיר, Exo.12:45, al. ;]
hired; as subst., ὁ μ., a hired servant, hireling: Mrk.1:20, Jhn.10:12-13.†
(AS)
(μισθόω), [in LXX for שָׂכִיר, Exo.12:45, al. ;]
hired; as subst., ὁ μ., a hired servant, hireling: Mrk.1:20, Jhn.10:12-13.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | hireling (2), servants (1), he that is an hireling (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | hired men (1), hired hand (1), hired servant (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Misthōtos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Mark
- Mark 1:20And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.Immediately Jesus called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed Him.
John
- John 10:12But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.The hired hand is not the shepherd, and the sheep are not his own. When he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf pounces on them and scatters the flock.
- John 10:13The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.The man runs away because he is a hired servant and is unconcerned for the sheep.
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).