Strong's Lexicon
G3408 — μισθός
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3408 |
|---|---|
| Word: | μισθός |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | apparently a primary word |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 29 |
| Transliteration: | misthos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | mis-thos' |
| Meaning: | 1. payment for service (good or bad) {literally or figuratively} |
| KJV Renderings: | hire, reward, wages |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
μισθός, μισθοῦ, ὁ (from Homer down), the Sept. for ùÈÒëÈø, also for îÇùÀÒëÉÌøÆú, etc.;
1. dues paid for work; wages, hire: Rom 4:4 (κατά ὀφείλημα); in a prov., Luk 10:7 and 1Ti 5:18; Mat 20:8; Jas 5:4; Jud 1:11 (on which see ἐκχέω, at the end); μισθός ἀδικίας, wages obtained by iniquity, Act 1:18; 2Pe 2:15 (cf. Winer’s Grammar, § 30, 1 a.).
2. reward: used — of the fruit naturally resulting from toils and endeavors, Joh 4:36; 1Co 9:18; — of divine recompense:
a. in both senses, rewards and punishments: Rev 22:12.
b. of the rewards which God bestows, or will bestow, upon good deeds and endeavors (on the correct theory about which cf. Weiss, Die Lehre Christi vom Lohn, in the Deutsche Zeitschr. für christl. Wissenschaft, 1853, p. 319ff; Mehlhorn,
d. Lohnbegr. Jesu, in the Jahrbb. f. protest. Theol., 1876, p. 721ff; (cf. Beyer in Herzog xx, pp. 4-14)): Mat 5:12; Mat 6:2; Mat 6:5; Mat 6:16; Mat 10:41; Mar 9:41; Luk 6:23; Luk 6:35; 1Co 3:8; 1Co 3:14; 2Jn 1:8; Rev 11:18; ἔχειν μισθόν, to have a reward, is used of those for whom a reward is reserved by God, whom a divine reward awaits, Mat 5:46; 1Co 9:17; with παρά τῷ πατρί ὑμῶν τῷ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς added, Mat 6:1.
c. of punishments: μισθός ἀδικίας, 2Pe 2:13; τῆς δυσσεβείας, 2Ma 8:33.
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
μισθός (hire)
Matthew 5:12
- KJV: Rejoice and be exceeding glad for great your reward in heaven for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you
- GK: χαίρετε και αγαλλιάσθε ότι ο μισθός υμών πολύς εν τοις ουρανοίς ούτω γαρ εδίωξαν τους προφήτας τους προ υμών
Matthew 5:46
- KJV: For if ye love them which love you what reward have ye do not even the publicans the same
- GK: εάν γαρ αγαπήσητε τους αγαπώντας υμάς τίνα μισθόν έχετε ουχί και οι τελώναι το αυτό ποιούσι
Matthew 6:1
- KJV: Take heed that ye do not your alms before men to be seen of them otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven
- GK: προσέχετε την ελεημοσύνην υμών μη ποιείν έμπροσθεν των ανθρώπων προς το θεαθήναι αυτοίς ει μισθόν ουκ έχετε παρά τω πατρί υμών τω εν τοις ουρανοίς
Matthew 6:2
- KJV: Therefore when thou doest alms do not sound a trumpet before thee as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets that they may have glory of men Verily I say unto you They have their reward
- GK: όταν ουν ποιής ελεημοσύνην μη σαλπίσης έμπροσθέν σου ώσπερ οι υποκριταί ποιούσιν εν ταις συναγωγαίς και εν ταις ρύμαις όπως δοξασθώσιν υπό των ανθρώπων αμήν λέγω υμίν απέχουσι τον μισθόν αυτών
Matthew 6:5
- KJV: And when thou prayest thou shalt not be as the hypocrites for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets that they may be seen of men Verily I say unto you They have their reward
- GK: και όταν προσεύχη ουκ έση ώσπερ οι υποκριταί ότι φιλούσιν εν ταις συναγωγαίς και εν ταις γωνίαις των πλατειών εστώτες προσεύχεσθαι όπως αν φανώσι τοις ανθρώποις αμήν λέγω υμίν ότι απέχουσι τον μισθόν αυτών
Matthew 6:16
- KJV: Moreover when ye fast be not as the hypocrites of a sad countenance for they disfigure their faces that they may appear unto men to fast Verily I say unto you They have their reward
- GK: όταν δε νηστεύσητε μη γίνεσθε ώσπερ οι υποκριταί σκυθρωποί αφανίζουσι γαρ τα πρόσωπα αυτών όπως φανώσι τοις ανθρώποις νηστεύοντες αμήν λέγω υμίν ότι απέχουσι τον μισθόν αυτών
Matthew 10:41
- KJV: He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward
- GK: ο δεχόμενος προφήτην εις όνομα προφήτου μισθόν προφήτου λήψεται και ο δεχόμενος δίκαιον εις όνομα δικαίου μισθόν δικαίου λήψεται
Matthew 10:42
- KJV: And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold only in the name of a disciple verily I say unto you he shall in no wise lose his reward
- GK: και ος εάν ποτίση ένα των μικρών τούτων ποτήριον ψυχρού μόνον εις όνομα μαθητού αμήν λέγω υμίν ου απολέση τον μισθόν αυτού
Matthew 20:8
- KJV: So when even was come the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward Call the labourers and give them hire beginning from the last unto the first
- GK: οψίας δε γενομένης λέγει ο κύριος του αμπελώνος τω επιτρόπω αυτού κάλεσον τους εργάτας και απόδος αυτοίς τον μισθόν αρξάμενος από των εσχάτων έως των πρώτων