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Strong's #3407 - μίσθιος
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- employed for hire, hired
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μίσθιος, α, ον,
I salaried, hired, Plu. Lyc. 16, AP 6.283; λινόϋφος μ. Sammelb. 4299.14 (iii A. D.).
II Subst. μίσθιος, ὁ, hired labourer, servant, LXX Leviticus 19:13 (v.l.), PCair.Zen. 378.14 (pl., iii B. C.), Supp.Epigr. 2.569.28, 4.447.45 (Didyma, ii B.C.), Luke 15:17, PAmh. 2.92.19 (unless = tenant) (ii A. D.): in pl., mercenaries, J. BJ 5.2.1.
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).
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† μίσθιος , -α , -ον
(also -ος , -ον ),
[in LXX: Leviticus 19:13 A Leviticus 25:50, Job 7:1 (H7916), Tobit 5:11, Sirach 7:10; Sirach 31:22; Sirach 37:11*;]
hired; as subst., ὁ μ ., a hired servant: Luke 15:17; Luke 15:19; Luke 15:21 (Anth., Plut.).†
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