Easton's Bible Dictionary
A labourer employed on hire for a limited time (
Job 7:1;
14:6;
Mark 1:20). His wages were paid as soon as his work was over (
Leviticus 19:13). In the time of our Lord a day's wage was a "penny" (q.v.) i.e., a Roman denarius (
Matthew 20:1-14).
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (
n.) One who is hired, or who serves for wages; esp., one whose motive and interest in serving another are wholly gainful; a mercenary.
2. (a.) Serving for hire or wages; venal; mercenary.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
HIRELINGhir'-ling (sakhir): Occurs only 6 times in the Old Testament, and uniformly means a laborer for a wage. In Job 7:1 there is reference to the hireling's anxiety for the close of the day. In Isaiah 16:14 and 21:16 the length of the years of a hireling is referred to, probably because of the accuracy with which they were determined by the employer and the employee. Malachi (3:5) speaks of the oppression of the hireling in his wages, probably by the smallness of the wage or by in some way defrauding him of part of it.
In the New Testament the word "hireling" (misthotos) occurs only in John 10:12, where his neglect of the sheep is contrasted unfavorably with the care and courage of the shepherd who owns the sheep, who leads them to pasture and lays down his life for their protection from danger and death.
William Joseph McGlothlin
Greek
3411. misthotos -- hired, a hired servant ... of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: misthotos Phonetic Spelling:
(mis-tho-tos') Short Definition: a hired servant Definition: a hired servant,
hireling ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3411.htm - 6k3407. misthios -- a hired servant
... Transliteration: misthios Phonetic Spelling: (mis'-thee-os) Short Definition: a
paid worker Definition: a paid worker, hired servant, hireling (contrasted with ...
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Strong's Hebrew
7916. sakir -- hired... hired man, servant,
hireling. From sakar; a man at wages by the day or year -- hired
(man, servant),
hireling. see HEBREW sakar. 7915, 7916. sakir. 7917 .
... /hebrew/7916.htm - 6kLibrary
The Tenth Chapter of the Gospel of John. Of the Shepherd, and the ...
... The tenth chapter of the Gospel of John. Of the shepherd, and the hireling, and
the thief. [CXXXVII. Ben.] ... Of the shepherd, and the hireling, and the thief. ...
/.../sermon lxxxvii the tenth chapter.htm
That Wages be Quickly Paid to the Hireling.
... 81. That wages be quickly paid to the hireling. In Leviticus: "The wages of thy
hireling shall not sleep with thee until the morning." [4550]. Footnotes: ...
/.../three books of testimonies against the jews/81 that wages be quickly.htm
The Shepherd of Our Souls.
... prey. The hireling shepherd is not tried. ... sheep. The hireling fleeth, because
he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.". ...
/.../newman/parochial and plain sermons vol viii/sermon xvi the shepherd of.htm
Whether it is Lawful for a Bishop on Account of Bodily Persecution ...
... For our Lord said (Jn.10:12) that he is a hireling and no true shepherd, who "seeth
the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep and flieth": and Gregory says (Hom. ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether it is lawful for 11.htm
John Chapter x. 13-Nov
... Who the thieves and robbers are, was made clear in yesterday's lesson; and to-day
we have heard of the hireling, as we have heard also of the wolf. ...
/.../augustine/homilies on the gospel of john/tractate xlvi john chapter x.htm
And Jesus Said, to Judge the World am I Come...
... [2532] [2533] I am the good shepherd; and the good shepherd giveth [15] himself
[2534] for his sheep. [2535] But the hireling, who is not a shepherd, and whose ...
/.../hogg/the diatessaron of tatian/section xxxvii and jesus said.htm
To Eulalius, Bishop of Persian Armenia.
... For, as the Lord says, "he that is an hireling" when he sees "the wolf coming,"
"fleeth because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep," but "the good ...
/.../the ecclesiastical history of theodoret/lxxvii to eulalius bishop of.htm
Jesus the Good Shepherd.
... He that is a hireling, and not a shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, beholdeth
the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth, and the wolf snatcheth ...
/.../xxi jesus the good shepherd.htm
The Good Shepherd.
... (John 10:12). 12. But the hireling . . . . leaveth his sheep and fleeth. It is not
the bare fact of a man receiving pay that makes him a hireling. ...
/.../johnson/the new testament commentary vol iii john/the good shepherd.htm
Whether the Old Law Set Forth Suitable Precepts About the Members ...
... If thy brother, constrained by poverty, sell himself to thee, thou shalt not oppress
him with the service of bondservants: but he shall be as a hireling and a ...
//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether the old law set.htm
Thesaurus
Hireling (17 Occurrences)... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia.
HIRELING. hir
... In Job 7:1 there is reference
to the
hireling's anxiety for the close of the day. In
.../h/hireling.htm - 13kHired (49 Occurrences)
... (WEB NAS NIV). Job 7:2 As a servant that eagerly longeth for the shadow,
and as a hireling that looketh for his wages; (See NAS NIV). ...
/h/hired.htm - 21k
Fleeth (54 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Fleeth (54 Occurrences). John 10:13 The hireling fleeth,
because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep. (KJV ASV WBS). ...
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Caring (23 Occurrences)
... may we give, or may we not give?' (YLT). John 10:13 and the hireling doth flee because
he is an hireling, and is not caring for the sheep. (YLT). ...
/c/caring.htm - 14k
Careth (10 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Careth (10 Occurrences). John 10:13 The hireling fleeth,
because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep. (KJV ASV WBS). ...
/c/careth.htm - 9k
Wages (52 Occurrences)
... and the prey of Egypt "shall be the wages for his army" (Ezekiel 29:19); swift and
sure judgment is predicted against "those that oppress the hireling in his ...
/w/wages.htm - 28k
Wage (39 Occurrences)
... (See NAS). Job 7:2 As a servant who earnestly desires the shadow, as a hireling
who looks for his wages, (Root in WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Hire (48 Occurrences)
... Deuteronomy 15:18 It shall not seem hard to you, when you let him go free from you;
for to the double of the hire of a hireling has he served you six years ...
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Agriculture
... Human nature has not changed since the time when Christ made the distinction
between the true shepherd and the hireling (John 10:12). ...
/a/agriculture.htm - 27k
Owns (13 Occurrences)
... John 10:12 and the hireling, and not being a shepherd, whose own the sheep are not,
doth behold the wolf coming, and doth leave the sheep, and doth flee; and ...
/o/owns.htm - 10k
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