Greek noun (masculine) · G3408
μισθός
misthosmis-thos'
prop.; Generally, reward
29 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: misthós
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G3408is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 13 of 27New Testament books
- 4spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G3408
pay for service (literally or figuratively), good or bad
The King James renders it: hire, reward, wages.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
misthos is rendered "prop.; Generally, reward". It stands 29 times in the Greek text, across thirteen books.
- Ten of the uses stand in Matthew, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "prop.".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 5:12Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.
- The Greek text spells it four different ways.
The first use
Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.
Matthew 5:12μισθὸς
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Ten of the word's twenty-nine uses are in Matthew.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: prop., and Generally, reward.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| prop.wages, hire | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 20:8When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman… |
| Generally, rewardJhn.4:36, 1Co.9:18; esp. of divine rewards, Mat.5:12 6:1-2, 5 6:16 10:41-42 Mrk.9:41, Luk.6:23, 35, 1Co.3:8 3:14, 2Jn.8, Rev.11:18... | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 5:12Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| μισθωτός | misthotos | hired worker | Uses3 |
| μισθαποδοσία | misthapodosia | recompense | Uses3 |
| μισθόω | misthoo | to hire | Uses2 |
| μίσθιος | misthios | hired worker | Uses2 |
| μίσθωμα | misthoma | rented home | Uses1 |
| μισθαποδότης | misthapodotes | rewarder | Uses1 |
The words it stands beside
All 29, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
4 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- μισθὸν18
- μισθὸς5
- μισθοῦ4
- μισθός2
The grammar of each form
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular18N-ASM
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular7N-NSM
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular4N-GSM
Matthew
ten uses
Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.
- μισθὸςmisthosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: reward
If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Do not even tax collectors do the same?
- μισθὸνmisthonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: reward
“Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
- μισθὸνmisthonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: reward
So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
- μισθὸνmisthonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: reward
And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
- μισθὸνmisthonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: reward
When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
- μισθὸνmisthonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: reward
Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward.
- μισθὸνmisthonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: reward
- μισθὸνmisthonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: reward
And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.”
- μισθὸνmisthonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: reward
When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, starting with the last ones hired and moving on to the first.’
- μισθὸνmisthonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: wages
Mark
one use
Indeed, if anyone gives you even a cup of water because you bear the name of Christ, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.
- μισθὸνmisthonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: reward
Luke
three uses
Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For their fathers treated the prophets in the same way.
- μισθὸςmisthosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: reward
But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
- μισθὸςmisthosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: reward
Stay at the same house, eating and drinking whatever you are offered. For the worker is worthy of his wages. Do not move around from house to house.
- μισθοῦmisthounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: wages
John
one use
Already the reaper draws his wages and gathers a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may rejoice together.
- μισθὸνmisthonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: a reward
Acts
one use
(Now with the reward for his wickedness Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong and burst open in the middle, and all his intestines spilled out.
- μισθοῦmisthounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: reward
Romans
one use
Now the wages of the worker are not credited as a gift, but as an obligation.
- μισθὸςmisthosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: reward
1 Corinthians
four uses
He who plants and he who waters are one in purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor.
- μισθὸνmisthonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: reward
If what he has built survives, he will receive a reward.
- μισθὸνmisthonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: a reward
If my preaching is voluntary, I have a reward. But if it is not voluntary, I am still entrusted with a responsibility.
- μισθὸνmisthonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: a reward
What then is my reward? That in preaching the gospel I may offer it free of charge, and so not use up my rights in preaching it.
- μισθόςmisthosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: reward
1 Timothy
one use
For the Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” and, “The worker is worthy of his wages.”
- μισθοῦmisthounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: wages
James
one use
Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.
- μισθὸςmisthosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: wage
2 Peter
two uses
The harm they will suffer is the wages of their wickedness. They consider it a pleasure to carouse in broad daylight. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their deception as they feast with you.
- μισθὸνmisthonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: wage
They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness.
- μισθὸνmisthonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: wage
2 John
one use
Watch yourselves, so that you do not lose what we have worked for, but that you may be fully rewarded.
- μισθὸνmisthonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: a reward
Jude
one use
Woe to them! They have traveled the path of Cain; they have rushed headlong into the error of Balaam; they have perished in Korah’s rebellion.
- μισθοῦmisthounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: for reward
Revelation
two uses
The nations were enraged, and Your wrath has come. The time has come to judge the dead and to reward Your servants the prophets, as well as the saints and those who fear Your name, both small and great—and to destroy those who destroy the earth.”
- μισθὸνmisthonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: reward
“Behold, I am coming soon, and My reward is with Me, to give to each one according to what he has done.
- μισθόςmisthosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: reward
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.