Hired worker
μισθωτόςStrong’s G3411misthōtos
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Misthōtos is the Greek word usually translated “hired servant” and “hired servants”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.”
Meaning
Usually translated “hired servant” and “hired servants”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- hired servant 2
- hired servants 1
- a hired servant 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 2
- Mark 1
2 books in all.
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Greek dictionary
μισθωτός misthōtos · hired worker
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)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.