Wage
μισθόςStrong’s G3408misthos
Appears in 28 verses of the New Testament
In short
Misthos is the Greek word usually translated “reward”, “wages” and “wage”. It appears in 28 verses of the New Testament.
“For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward.”
Meaning
Usually translated “reward”, “wages” and “wage”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- reward 18
- a reward 4
- wages 3
- wage 3
- for reward 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 9
- 1 Corinthians 4
- Luke 3
- 2 Peter 2
- Revelation 2
- Mark 1
13 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Peter 2:13In contextAnd shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you;
- 2 Peter 2:15In contextWhich have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;
- 2 John 1:8In contextLook to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.
- Jude 1:11In contextWoe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.
- Matthew 5:12Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
- Matthew 5:46For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
Greek dictionary
μισθός misthos · wage
μισθός, -οῦ, ὁ [in LXX chiefly for שָׂכָר ;] 1. prop., wages, hire: Mat.20:8, Luk.10:7, Rom.4:4, 1Ti.5:18, Jas.5:4, Ju 11; μ. ἀδικίας, Act.1:18, 2Pe.2:13 (but see Mayor and ICC, in l), 2Pe.2:15. 2. Generally, reward: Jhn.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 22:12; ἔχειν μ., Mat.5:46, 1Co.9:17.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “wage” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
WAGE, verb transitive
- To lay; to bet; to throw down as a pledge; to stake; to put at hazard on the event of a contest.
- To venture; to hazard.
- To make; to begin; to carry on; that is, to go forward or advance to attack, as in invasion or aggression; used in the phrase, to wage war. he waged war with all his enemies.
- To set to hire.
All definitions
- To take to hire; to hire for pay; to employ for wages; as eaged soldiers.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.