adjective

misthōtos

Greekμισθωτός (misthōtos)

Strong’sG3411

a hired servant

stem misthōt-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

hired hand2×hired men1×

What it means

μισθωτός, -ή, όν,

(< μισθόω), [in LXX for שָׂכִיר, Ex 12:45, al.;]

hired; as subst., ὁ μ., a hired servant, hireling: Mk 1:20, Jo 10:12, 13.†

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

Strong’s G3411 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidmis-tho-tos'

a wage-worker (good or bad)

Fromfrom G3409;

King Jameshired servant, hireling.

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	misthōtos2×μισθωτὸς	misthōtas	misthōtem	misthōtois	misthōtais	misthōteim
object accusative	misthōton	misthōtan		misthōtoin	misthōtain
direct address vocative	misthōtor	misthōtar		misthōtoir	misthōtair
of, belonging to genitive	misthōtou	misthōtau	misthōteu	misthōtoiu1×μισθωτῶν	misthōtaiu	misthōteiu
to, for dative	misthōto	misthōta	misthōte	misthōtoi	misthōtai	misthōtei

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

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

misthōt 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

3 occurrences, every one of them listed

misthōtos“hired hand”subjectnominative singular2×

John 10:12“hired hand”tos misthōtos kai ouk arōtos poimēnos, hou ouk atō teim probateim idieim, theōratō ton lukon ercherōton kai afiēkatō teim probateim kai feugatō kai tos lukos harpazatō auteim kai skorpizatōThe hired hand is not the shepherd, and the sheep are not his own. When he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf pounces on them and scatters the flock.

John 10:13“hired hand”hoti misthōtos atō kai ouk meleiatō auto peri teiu probateiu.The man runs away because he is a hired servant and is unconcerned for the sheep.

misthōtoiu“hired men”of, belonging togenitive plural1×

Mark 1:20“hired men”kai euthuos kalata autoin. kai afiēkaratois ton patēron autoiu Zebedaion en te ploie meta toiu misthōtoiu aperchala opisō autou.Immediately Jesus called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed Him.