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ΠΡΟΣΕΜΙΣΘΩΣΑΝΤΟ, προσεμισθωσαντο

PROSEMISTHŌSANTO, prosemisthōsanto

Sounds Like: pros-eh-mis-THOH-san-toh

Translations: they hired, they rented, they leased, they let out for hire

From the root: ΜΙΣΘΟΩ

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This is a compound verb, formed from the prefix 'προς' (pros), meaning 'to' or 'in addition to', and the verb 'μισθόω' (misthoō), meaning 'to hire' or 'to let out for hire'. The full word means 'they hired for themselves' or 'they rented out to themselves' or 'they let out for hire to themselves'. It describes an action where a group of people engaged in a hiring or renting transaction, often with the implication of doing so for their own benefit or in addition to something else. It is typically used in past tense contexts.

Inflection: Aorist, Middle Voice, Indicative Mood, 3rd Person Plural

Strong’s number: G3409 (Lookup on BibleHub)


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Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews

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