adjective

misthios

Greekμίσθιος (misthios)

Strong’sG3407

a paid worker

stem misthi-2 times in the New Testament2 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

hired workers2×

What it means

† μίσθιος, -α, -ον

(also -ος, -ον), [in LXX: Le 19:13 A 25:50, Jb 7:1 (שָׂכִיר), To 5:11, Si 7:10 31 (34):22 37:11*;]

hired; as subst., ὁ μ., a hired servant: Lk 15:17, 19, 21 (Anth., Plut.).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G3407 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidmis'-thee-os

a wage-earner

Fromfrom G3408;

King Jameshired servant.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	misthios	misthias	misthiem	misthiois1×μίσθιοι	misthiais	misthieim
object accusative	misthion	misthian		misthioin	misthiain
direct address vocative	misthior	misthiar		misthioir	misthiair
of, belonging to genitive	misthiou	misthiau	misthieu	misthioiu1×μισθίων	misthiaiu	misthieiu
to, for dative	misthio	misthia	misthie	misthioi	misthiai	misthiei

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

misthistem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

misthi is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

misthiois“hired workers”subjectnominative plural1×

Luke 15:17“hired workers”eis heauton de ercharatos fēate; Posois misthiois tou patērou mu perisseuelō artoiu, mis de lima hōde apolluemō;Finally he came to his senses and said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have plenty of food, but here I am, starving to death!

misthioiu“hired workers”of, belonging togenitive plural1×

Luke 15:19“hired workers”ouketi amō axios kalira huios su; poiasar min hōs henon toiu misthioiu su.I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.”’