Strong's Concordance misthos: wages, hire Original Word: μισθός, οῦ, ὁPart of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: misthos Phonetic Spelling: (mis-thos') Short Definition: wages, reward Definition: (a) pay, wages, salary, (b) reward, recompense, punishment. HELPS Word-studies 3408 misthós (a primitive word, so NAS dictionary) – a reward (recompense) that appropriately compensates a particular decision (action). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3408: μισθόςμισθός, μισθοῦ, ὁ (from Homer down), the Sept. for שָׂכָר, also for מַשְׂכֹּרֶת, etc.; 1. dues paid for work; wages, hire: Romans 4:4 (κατά ὀφείλημα); in a prov., Luke 10:7 and 1 Timothy 5:18; Matthew 20:8; James 5:4; Jude 1:11 (on which see ἐκχέω, at the end); μισθός ἀδικίας, wages obtained by iniquity, Acts 1:18; 2 Peter 2:15 (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 30, 1 a.). 2. reward: used — of the fruit naturally resulting from toils and endeavors, John 4:36; 1 Corinthians 9:18; — of divine recompense: a. in both senses, rewards and punishments: Revelation 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)): Matthew 5:12; Matthew 6:2, 5, 16; Matthew 10:41; Mark 9:41; Luke 6:23, 35; 1 Corinthians 3:8, 14; 2 John 1:8; Revelation 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, Matthew 5:46; 1 Corinthians 9:17; with παρά τῷ πατρί ὑμῶν τῷ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς added, Matthew 6:1. c. of punishments: μισθός ἀδικίας, 2 Peter 2:13; τῆς δυσσεβείας, 2 Macc. 8:33. Apparently a primary word; pay for service (literally or figuratively), good or bad -- hire, reward, wages. Englishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 340829 Occurrences μισθὸν — 18 Occ. μισθὸς — 7 Occ. μισθοῦ — 4 Occ. Matthew 5:12 N-NMS GRK: ὅτι ὁ μισθὸς ὑμῶν πολὺς NAS: and be glad, for your reward in heaven KJV: great [is] your reward in heaven: INT: for the reward of you [is] great Matthew 5:46 N-AMS Matthew 6:1 N-AMS Matthew 6:2 N-AMS Matthew 6:5 N-AMS Matthew 6:16 N-AMS Matthew 10:41 N-AMS Matthew 10:41 N-AMS Matthew 10:42 N-AMS Matthew 20:8 N-AMS Mark 9:41 N-AMS Luke 6:23 N-NMS Luke 6:35 N-NMS Luke 10:7 N-GMS John 4:36 N-AMS Acts 1:18 N-GMS Romans 4:4 N-NMS 1 Corinthians 3:8 N-AMS 1 Corinthians 3:14 N-AMS 1 Corinthians 9:17 N-AMS 1 Corinthians 9:18 N-NMS 1 Timothy 5:18 N-GMS James 5:4 N-NMS 2 Peter 2:13 N-AMS 2 Peter 2:15 N-AMS |
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