noun · masculine
misthos
Greekμισθός (misthos)
Strong’sG3408
wages, reward
stem misth-29 times in the New Testamentin 13 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
μισθός, -οῦ, ὁ,
[in LXX chiefly for שָׂכָר;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3408 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmis-thos'
pay for service (literally or figuratively), good or bad
Fromapparently a primary word;
King Jameshire, reward, wages.
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 | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | misthos7×μισθὸς | misthois |
| object accusative | misthon18×μισθὸν | misthoin |
| direct address vocative | misthor | misthoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | misthou4×μισθοῦ | misthoiu |
| to, for dative | mistho | misthoi |
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
mistho 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
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
29 occurrences, every one of them listed
misthos“reward”subjectnominative singular7×
Matthew 5:12“reward”chairavōr kai agallievōr, hoti tos misthos vu pollos en toi ouranoi; houtōs gar diōkala toin profētoin toin pro vu.Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.
Luke 6:23“reward”chairivar en ekeina ta hēmera kai skirtavar, idou gar tos misthos vu pollos en to ourano; kata teim auteim gar poiale toi profētoi tois patērois autoiu.Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For their fathers treated the prophets in the same way.
Luke 6:35“reward”plēn agapavōr toin echthroin vu kai agathopoiavōr kai daneizavōr mēdenem apelpizarōtois; kai eti tos misthos vu pollos, kai evi huiois Hupsistou, hoti autos chrēstos atō epi toin acharistoin kai ponēroin.But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
Romans 4:4“wages”to de ergazerōto tos misthos ouk logizitō kata charian alla kata ofeilēmem;Now the wages of the worker are not credited as a gift, but as an obligation.
1 Corinthians 9:18“reward”tinos oun mu atō tos misthos? hina euangelizerōtos adapanem tithameia tem euangeliem, eis tem mē katachrera ta exousia mu en te euangelie.What then is my reward? That in preaching the gospel I may offer it free of charge, and so not use up my rights in preaching it.
James 5:4“wages”idou tos misthos toiu ergatoiu toiu amaratoiu tain chōrain vu tos afusterirētos apo vu krazatō, kai tais boais toiu therizaratoiu eis teim oueim Kuriou Sabaōth eiserchalē;Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.
Revelation 22:12“reward”Idou erchemō tachuem, kai tos misthos mu meta mu, apodōara hekasto hōs tem ergem atō autou.“Behold, I am coming soon, and My reward is with Me, to give to each one according to what he has done.
misthon“reward”objectaccusative singular18×
Matthew 5:46“reward”ean gar agapaveia toin agaparōtoin vin, tinon misthon echavō? ouchi kai tois telōnois tem autem poialō?If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Do not even tax collectors do the same?
Matthew 6:1“reward”Prosechavōr de tan dikaiosunan vu mē poiarō emprosthen toiu anthrōpoiu pros tem theasira autoi; ei de mē ge, misthon ouk echavō para to patēro vu to en toi ouranoi.“Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
Matthew 6:2“reward”Hotan oun poiaseiō eleēmosunan, mē salpizaseia emprosthen su, hōsper tois hupokritois poialō en tai sunagōgai kai en tai rumai, hopōs doxazileia hupo toiu anthrōpoiu; amēn legamō vi, apechalō ton misthon autoiu.So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
Matthew 6:5“reward”Kai hotan proseucheveiō, ouk evi hōs tois hupokritois; hoti filalō en tai sunagōgai kai en tai gōniai taiu platuaiu histanarētois proseucherō, hopōs fainileia toi anthrōpoi; amēn legamō vi, apechalō ton misthon autoiu.And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
Matthew 6:16“reward”Hotan de nēsteuaveiō, mē ginevōr hōs tois hupokritois skuthrōpois, afanizalō gar teim prosōpeim autoiu hopōs fainileia toi anthrōpoi nēsteuarōtois; amēn legamō vi, apechalō ton misthon autoiu.When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
Matthew 10:41“reward”tos decherōtos profēton eis onomem profētou misthon profētou lambeti, kai tos decherōtos dikaion eis onomem dikaiou misthon dikaiou lambeti.Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward.
Matthew 10:41“reward”tos decherōtos profēton eis onomem profētou misthon profētou lambeti, kai tos decherōtos dikaion eis onomem dikaiou misthon dikaiou lambeti.Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward.
Matthew 10:42“reward”kai hos an potizateia henon toiu mikroiu houtoiu potēriem psuchreu monon eis onomem mathētou, amēn legamō vi, ouk mē apolluateia ton misthon autou.And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.”
Matthew 20:8“wages”opsēau de gineratau legatō tos kurios tou ampelōnou to epitropo autou; Kalasar toin ergatoin kai apodōasar autoi ton misthon archeratos apo toiu eschatoiu heōs toiu prōtoiu.When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, starting with the last ones hired and moving on to the first.’
Mark 9:41“reward”Hos gar an potizateia vin potēriem hudōreu en onome hoti christou avō, amēn legamō vi hoti ouk mē apolluateia ton misthon autou.Indeed, if anyone gives you even a cup of water because you bear the name of Christ, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.
John 4:36“wages”tos therizarōtos misthon lambatō kai sunagatō karpon eis zōan aiōnian, hina tos speirarōtos homou chairateiō kai tos therizarōtos.Already the reaper draws his wages and gathers a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may rejoice together.
1 Corinthians 3:8“reward”tos futeuarōtos de kai tos potizarōtos henem alō, hekastos de ton idion misthon lambeti kata ton idion kopon,He who plants and he who waters are one in purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor.
1 Corinthians 3:14“reward”ei tinou tem ergem menati hem epoikodomata, misthon lambeti;If what he has built survives, he will receive a reward.
1 Corinthians 9:17“reward”ei gar hekōnos houtem prassamō, misthon echamō; ei de akōnos, oikonomian pisteuimē.If my preaching is voluntary, I have a reward. But if it is not voluntary, I am still entrusted with a responsibility.
2 Peter 2:13“wages”adikerōtois misthon adikiau; hēdonan hēgerōtois tan en hēmera trufan, spilois kai mōmois entrufarōtois en tai apatai autoiu suneuōcherōtois vi,The harm they will suffer is the wages of their wickedness. They consider it a pleasure to carouse in broad daylight. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their deception as they feast with you.
2 Peter 2:15“wages”kataleiparatois euthuan hodan planila, exakoloutharatois ta hoda tou Balaam tou Bosor hos misthon adikiau agapataThey have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness.
2 John 1:8“reward”blepavōr heautoin, hina mē apolluaveia heim ergazena, alla misthon plēron apolambaveia.Watch yourselves, so that you do not lose what we have worked for, but that you may be fully rewarded.
Revelation 11:18“reward”kai teim ethneim orgizila, kai erchata tas orgas su kai tos kairos toiu nekroiu krinira kai dōara ton misthon toi douloi su toi profētoi kai toi hagioi kai toi foberōtoi tem onomem su, toin mikroin kai toin megoin, kai diaftheirara toin diaftheirarōtoin tan gēan.The nations were enraged, and Your wrath has come. The time has come to judge the dead and to reward Your servants the prophets, as well as the saints and those who fear Your name, both small and great— and to destroy those who destroy the earth.”
misthou“wages”of, belonging togenitive singular4×
Luke 10:7“wages”en auta de ta oikia menavōr, esthiarōtois kai pinarōtois teim para autoiu, axios gar tos ergatos tou misthou autou. mē metabainavōr ek oikiau eis oikian.Stay at the same house, eating and drinking whatever you are offered. For the worker is worthy of his wages. Do not move around from house to house.
Acts 1:18“wages”Houtos men oun kteta chōriem ek misthou tau adikiau, kai prēnos gineratos lakata mesos, kai ekchita panteim teim splanchneim autou.(Now with the reward for his wickedness Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong and burst open in the middle, and all his intestines spilled out.
1 Timothy 5:18“wages”legatō gar tas grafas; Bouon aloarōton ouk fimasi, kai; Axios tos ergatos tou misthou autou.For the Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” and, “The worker is worthy of his wages.”
Jude 1:11“profit”ouai autoi, hoti ta hoda tou Kain poreuila, kai ta plana tou Balaam misthou ekchila, kai ta antilogia tou Kore apolluela.Woe to them! They have traveled the path of Cain; they have rushed headlong into the error of Balaam; they have perished in Korah’s rebellion.