What does μισθόω (misthóō) mean in the Bible?
μισθόω (misthóō) is a Greek word meaning "to hire".
Greek · G3409
μισθόω
To hire
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μισθόω G3409
Pronunciation misthóō
What does μισθόω (misthóō) mean in the Bible?
μισθόω (misthóō) is a Greek word meaning "to hire".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3409?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include has hired (1), to hire (1).
Where does μισθόω (misthóō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 20:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It has hired 1× Matthew 20:7
to hire 1× Matthew 20:1
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 20:1
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
Matthew 2
Source forms
ἐμισθώσατο 1x emisthōsato Matthew 20:7
μισθώσασθαι 1x misthōsasthai Matthew 20:1
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular 1x Matthew 20:7
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle 1x Matthew 20:1
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to hire
Source Gloss
to hire
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
(μισθός) [in LXX (mid.) chiefly for שָׂכָר ;] to let out for hire. Mid., to hire: with accusative, Mat.20:1, 7.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 20:1 Verb Aorist Middle Infinitive
μισθώσασθαι misqwsasqai
I hire out, hire, engage
Read verse Matthew 20:7 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Middle Indicative
ἐμισθώσατο. emisqwsato
I hire out, hire, engage
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 2
Voice
middle 2
Mood
infinitive 1 indicative 1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
μισθόω is built from this root:
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain