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Lexicon :: Strong's G3408 - misthos

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μισθός
Transliteration
misthos (Key)
Pronunciation
mis-thos'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Apparently a primary word
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:695,599

Strong’s Definitions

μισθός misthós, mis-thos'; apparently a primary word; pay for service (literally or figuratively), good or bad:—hire, reward, wages.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 29x

The KJV translates Strong's G3408 in the following manner: reward (24x), hire (3x), wages (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 29x
The KJV translates Strong's G3408 in the following manner: reward (24x), hire (3x), wages (2x).

  1. dues paid for work

    1. wages, hire

  2. reward: used of the fruit naturally resulting from toils and endeavours

    1. in both senses, rewards and punishments

    2. of the rewards which God bestows, or will bestow, upon good deeds and endeavours

    3. of punishments

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
μισθός misthós, mis-thos'; apparently a primary word; pay for service (literally or figuratively), good or bad:—hire, reward, wages.
STRONGS G3408:
μισθός, 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.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
5:12; 5:46; 6:1; 6:2; 6:5; 6:16; 10:41; 20:8
Mark
9:41
Luke
6:23; 6:35; 10:7
John
4:36
Acts
1:18
Romans
4:4
1 Corinthians
3:8; 3:14; 9:17; 9:18
1 Timothy
5:18
James
5:4
2 Peter
2:13; 2:15
2 John
1:8
Jude
1:11
Revelation
11:18; 22:12

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3408 matches the Greek μισθός (misthos),
which occurs 29 times in 28 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:12 - gaudete et exultate quoniam merces vestra copiosa est in caelis sic enim persecuti sunt prophetas qui fuerunt ante vos

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:46

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:46 - si enim diligatis eos qui vos diligunt quam mercedem habebitis nonne et publicani hoc faciunt

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:1 - adtendite ne iustitiam vestram faciatis coram hominibus ut videamini ab eis alioquin mercedem non habebitis apud Patrem vestrum qui in caelis est

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:2 - cum ergo facies elemosynam noli tuba canere ante te sicut hypocritae faciunt in synagogis et in vicis ut honorificentur ab hominibus amen dico vobis receperunt mercedem suam

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:5 - et cum oratis non eritis sicut hypocritae qui amant in synagogis et in angulis platearum stantes orare ut videantur ab hominibus amen dico vobis receperunt mercedem suam

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:16 - cum autem ieiunatis nolite fieri sicut hypocritae tristes demoliuntur enim facies suas ut pareant hominibus ieiunantes amen dico vobis quia receperunt mercedem suam

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:41

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:41 - qui recipit prophetam in nomine prophetae mercedem prophetae accipiet et qui recipit iustum in nomine iusti mercedem iusti accipiet

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:42

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:42 - et quicumque potum dederit uni ex minimis istis calicem aquae frigidae tantum in nomine discipuli amen dico vobis non perdet mercedem suam

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:8 - cum sero autem factum esset dicit dominus vineae procuratori suo voca operarios et redde illis mercedem incipiens a novissimis usque ad primos

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:41 - [Vulgate 9:40] quisquis enim potum dederit vobis calicem aquae in nomine meo quia Christi estis amen dico vobis non perdet mercedem suam

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:23 - gaudete in illa die et exultate ecce enim merces vestra multa in caelo secundum haec enim faciebant prophetis patres eorum

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:35 - verumtamen diligite inimicos vestros et benefacite et mutuum date nihil desperantes et erit merces vestra multa et eritis filii Altissimi quia ipse benignus est super ingratos et malos

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:7 - in eadem autem domo manete edentes et bibentes quae apud illos sunt dignus enim est operarius mercede sua nolite transire de domo in domum

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:36 - et qui metit mercedem accipit et congregat fructum in vitam aeternam ut et qui seminat simul gaudeat et qui metit

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:18 - et hic quidem possedit agrum de mercede iniquitatis et suspensus crepuit medius et diffusa sunt omnia viscera eius

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 4:4 - ei autem qui operatur merces non inputatur secundum gratiam sed secundum debitum

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 3:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:8 - qui plantat autem et qui rigat unum sunt unusquisque autem propriam mercedem accipiet secundum suum laborem

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:14 - si cuius opus manserit quod superaedificavit mercedem accipiet

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 9:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:17 - si enim volens hoc ago mercedem habeo si autem invitus dispensatio mihi credita est

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 9:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:18 - quae est ergo merces mea ut evangelium praedicans sine sumptu ponam evangelium ut non abutar potestate mea in evangelio

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 5:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:18 - dicit enim scriptura non infrenabis os bovi trituranti et dignus operarius mercede sua

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:4 - ecce merces operariorum qui messuerunt regiones vestras qui fraudatus est a vobis clamat et clamor ipsorum in aures Domini Sabaoth introiit

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:13 - percipientes mercedem iniustitiae voluptatem existimantes diei delicias coinquinationes et maculae deliciis affluentes in conviviis suis luxuriantes vobiscum

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:15 - derelinquentes rectam viam erraverunt secuti viam Balaam ex Bosor qui mercedem iniquitatis amavit

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Unchecked Copy Box2Jo 1:8 - videte vosmet ipsos ne perdatis quae operati estis sed ut mercedem plenam accipiatis

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Unchecked Copy Box Jde 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:11 - vae illis quia via Cain abierunt et errore Balaam mercede effusi sunt et contradictione Core perierunt

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:18 - et iratae sunt gentes et advenit ira tua et tempus mortuorum iudicari et reddere mercedem servis tuis prophetis et sanctis et timentibus nomen tuum pusillis et magnis et exterminandi eos qui corruperunt terram

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 22:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:12 - ecce venio cito et merces mea mecum est reddere unicuique secundum opera sua
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