3411. misthótos
Berean Strong's Lexicon
misthótos: Hired hand, hireling

Original Word: μισθωτός
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: misthótos
Pronunciation: mis-tho-tos'
Phonetic Spelling: (mis-tho-tos')
Definition: Hired hand, hireling
Meaning: a hired servant, hireling.

Word Origin: Derived from μισθός (misthos), meaning "wages" or "reward."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H7916 (sakar): A hired servant or laborer.

- H5608 (sakar): To hire, to reward.

Usage: The term "misthótos" refers to a person who works for wages, a hired laborer or servant. In the New Testament, it is often used to describe someone who is employed to tend to a task but lacks the commitment or ownership of a true shepherd or master.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Greco-Roman world, hired laborers were common in agricultural and pastoral settings. These individuals were employed to perform specific tasks for a wage, without the vested interest or loyalty of a family member or owner. The concept of a "hireling" often carried a connotation of limited responsibility and dedication, as their primary motivation was financial compensation rather than personal investment in the work or the well-being of those they served.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from misthoó
Definition
hired, a hired servant
NASB Translation
hired hand (2), hired servants (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3411: μισθωτός

μισθωτός, μισθωτοῦ, (μισθόω), one hired, a hireling: Mark 1:20; John 10:12f (Aristophanes, Plato, Demosthenes, others; the Sept. for שָׂכִיר.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
hired servant, hireling.

From misthoo; a wage-worker (good or bad) -- hired servant, hireling.

see GREEK misthoo

Forms and Transliterations
μίσει μισθωτοί μισθωτος μισθωτός μισθωτὸς μισθωτού μισθωτώ μισθωτων μισθωτών μισθωτῶν μίσος μίσους μίτραν μίτρας misthoton misthotôn misthōtōn misthōtō̂n misthotos misthotós misthotòs misthōtos misthōtós misthōtòs
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Englishman's Concordance
Mark 1:20 N-GMP
GRK: μετὰ τῶν μισθωτῶν ἀπῆλθον ὀπίσω
NAS: in the boat with the hired servants, and went away
KJV: with the hired servants, and went
INT: with the hired servants they went away after

John 10:12 N-NMS
GRK: μισθωτὸς καὶ οὐκ
NAS: He who is a hired hand, and not a shepherd,
KJV: But he that is an hireling, and not
INT: the hired servant however not

John 10:13 N-NMS
GRK: ὅτι μισθωτός ἐστιν καὶ
NAS: [He flees] because he is a hired hand and is not concerned
KJV: The hireling fleeth, because
INT: because a hired servant he is and

Strong's Greek 3411
3 Occurrences


μισθωτῶν — 1 Occ.
μισθωτὸς — 2 Occ.

















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