Greek · Strong's G3407
μίσθιος
misthiosmis'-thee-os
a wage-earner
1890 spelling: místhios
- μ40
- ι10
- σ200
- θ9
- ι10
- ο70
- ς200
Isopsephy 539
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
a wage-earner
Rendered in the KJV as
hired servant.
- 2occurrencesin the New Testament
- 1 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 2 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- μίσθιοι1
- μισθίων1
How it is rendered · 2
- hired servants1
- servants1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- adjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural1
- adjective · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1
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- A-GPM · 1
- A-NPM · 1
All 2, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Luke2 occurrences
- Luke 15:17μίσθιοιmisthioiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralFinally 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!here: hired servants
- Luke 15:19μισθίωνmisthiōnadjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluralI am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.”’here: servants