King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G3407
Transliteration: misthios
Phonetic Spelling: (mis'-thee-os)
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: a hired servant
Meaning: a hired servant
μίσθιος, μισθια, μίσθιον, also of two terminations (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 11, 1) (μισθός), employed for hire, hired: as a substantive (A. V. hired servant), Luke 15:17, 19 (21 WH in brackets) (the Sept. for שָׂכִיר, Leviticus 25:50; Job 7:1. Tobit 5:12; Sir. 7:20 Sir. 31:27 Sir. 37:11. Anth. 6, 283, 3 Plutarch).
Word Summary
misthios: a hired servant
Original Word: μίσθιοςTransliteration: misthios
Phonetic Spelling: (mis'-thee-os)
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: a hired servant
Meaning: a hired servant
Strong's Concordance
hired servant. From misthos; a wage-earner -- hired servant.
see GREEK misthos
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3407: μίσθιοςμίσθιος, μισθια, μίσθιον, also of two terminations (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 11, 1) (μισθός), employed for hire, hired: as a substantive (A. V. hired servant), Luke 15:17, 19 (21 WH in brackets) (the Sept. for שָׂכִיר, Leviticus 25:50; Job 7:1. Tobit 5:12; Sir. 7:20 Sir. 31:27 Sir. 37:11. Anth. 6, 283, 3 Plutarch).