Strong's Lexicon misthoó: To hire, to rent Original Word: μισθόω Word Origin: From μισθός (misthos), meaning "wage" or "reward." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of hiring or wages is שָׂכַר (sakar), Strong's Hebrew 7939, which also conveys the idea of reward or payment for services. Usage: The verb μισθόω (misthoó) primarily means "to hire" or "to rent." It is used in the context of engaging someone for service or leasing something for use. This term is often associated with the concept of compensation or reward for services rendered. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, hiring laborers or renting property was a common practice. The economy was largely agrarian, and many people worked as day laborers or tenants. The concept of hiring was integral to daily life, reflecting the socio-economic structures of the time. In Jewish culture, the Law emphasized fair treatment and timely payment of wages to hired workers (Leviticus 19:13; Deuteronomy 24:14-15). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom misthos Definition to let for hire, to hire NASB Translation hire (1), hired (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3409: μισθόωμισθόω: (μισθός); 1 aorist middle ἐμισθωσάμην; to let out for hire; to hire (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 38, 3): τινα, Matthew 20:1, 7. (Herodotus, Aristophanes, Xenophon, Plato, others; the Sept. for שָׂכַר, Deuteronomy 23:4; 2 Chronicles 24:12.) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance hire. From misthos; to let out for wages, i.e. (middle voice) to hire -- hire. see GREEK misthos Forms and Transliterations εμισθούντο εμισθωσάμην εμισθώσαντο εμισθωσατο εμισθώσατο εμισθώσατό ἐμισθώσατο μεμίσθωμαι μεμίσθωται μισθούμενοι μισθωσάμενοι μισθωσασθαι μισθώσασθαι emisthosato emisthōsato emisthṓsato misthosasthai misthōsasthai misthṓsasthaiLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Matthew 20:1 V-ANMGRK: ἅμα πρωὶ μισθώσασθαι ἐργάτας εἰς NAS: in the morning to hire laborers KJV: early in the morning to hire labourers INT: in [the] morning to hire workmen for Matthew 20:7 V-AIM-3S Strong's Greek 3409 |
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