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Strong’s number: G3408

Greek Lexical Dictionary: Strong’s #3408 – μισθός

Greek Word: μισθός, οῦ, ὁ

Part of Speech: noun, masculine

Transliteration: misthos

Phonetic Spelling: (mis-thos’)

Quick Definition: wages, hire

Usage: (a) pay, wages, salary, (b) reward, recompense, punishment.

Etymology: a primary word

NASB Translation: pay (2), price (1), reward (19), wage (1), wages (6).

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New Testament usage

28 verses

Mat 5:12; Mat 5:46; Mat 6:1; Mat 6:2; Mat 6:5; Mat 6:16; Mat 10:41; Mat 10:42; Mat 20:8; Mar 9:41; Luk 6:23; Luk 6:35; Luk 10:7; Joh 4:36; Act 1:18; Rom 4:4; 1Co 3:8; 1Co 3:14; 1Co 9:17; 1Co 9:18; 1Ti 5:18; Jas 5:4; 2Pe 2:13; 2Pe 2:15; 2Jn 1:8; Jud 1:11; Rev 11:18; Rev 22:12.

45 times in 41 verses in the Septuagint

Gen 15:1; Gen 29:15; Gen 30:18; Gen 30:28; Gen 30:32; Gen 30:33; Gen 31:7; Gen 31:8; Gen 31:41; Exo 2:9; Exo 22:14; Lev 19:13; Num 18:31; Dt 15:18; Dt 24:14; Dt 24:15; Rth 2:12; 1Ki 5:20; 2Ch 15:7; Job 7:2; Psa 126:3; Pro 11:18; Pro 11:21; Pro 17:8; Ecc 4:9; Ecc 9:5; Isa 23:18; Isa 40:10; Isa 62:11; Jer 22:13; Jer 38:16; Eze 27:15; Eze 27:27; Eze 27:33; Eze 29:18; Eze 29:19; Mic 3:11; Hag 1:6; Zec 8:10; Zec 11:12; Mal 3:5.

Englishman’s Concordance:

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Lexicons

Thayer’s G3408:

dues paid for work
1. wages, hire
reward: used of the fruit naturally resulting from toils and endeavours
1. in both senses, rewards and punishments
2. of the rewards which God bestows, or will bestow, upon good deeds and endeavours
3. of punishments

Strong’s G3408: Apparently a primary word; pay for service (literally or figuratively), good or bad: – hire, reward, wages.

Mounce G3408: wage; reward; what is paid back

Hebrew Equivalent Word: Strong #: 814 ‑ אֶשְׁכָּר (esh‑cawr’); 868 ‑ אֶתְנָן (eth‑nan’); 4242 ‑ מְחִיר (mekh‑eer’); 5801 ‑ עִזְבוֹנִים (iz‑zaw‑bone’); 6467 ‑ פֹּעַל (po’‑al); 7939 ‑ שָׂכָר (saw‑kawr’); 7939 ‑ שָׂכָר (saw‑kawr’);

PreceptsAustin: misthos

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