ΜΙΣΘΟΦΟΡΕΙΝ, μισθοφορειν
MISTHOPHOREIN, misthophorein
Sounds Like: mis-tho-fo-REH-in
Translations: to serve for hire, to be a mercenary, to receive wages, to be paid
From the root: ΜΙΣΘΟΦΟΡΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb meaning to serve for pay or to be a mercenary. It describes the act of working or serving in exchange for wages or a salary, often implying a professional soldier or someone who works for hire rather than out of loyalty or obligation. It can be used in sentences to describe individuals or groups who are employed for a fee.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G3407 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 19 — 1:129
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΙΣΘΟΦΟΡΕΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΜΙΣΘΟΦΟΡΕΩ — to receive wages, to be hired, to serve for hire, to earn wages
- ΜΙΣΘΟΦΟΡΟΥΝΤΩΝ — (of) those who are hired, (of) those who receive wages, (of) those who serve for pay
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