Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)
to hire
Usage: μισθόω, -ῶ (μισθός) [in LXX (mid.) chiefly for שָׂכָר ;] to let out for hire. Mid., to hire: with accusative, Mat.20:1, 7.† (AS)
Strong's Number
G3409
Language
Greek
Linked Usages
17
Books
13
Strong's G3409 Quick Answer
Strong's G3409 μισθόω (misthoo) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. misthoo (mis-thoh'-o) v. 1. to let out for wages 2. (middle voice) to hire It has 17 linked Bible usages across 13 books. Visible English usage signals include out. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
- Meaning
- misthoo (mis-thoh'-o) v. 1. to let out for wages 2. (middle voice) to hire
- Usage
- 17 linked usages
- Books
- 13 indexed books
- Corpus
- New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
- Usage Words
- out
Meaning and Definition
misthoo (mis-thoh'-o) v. 1. to let out for wages 2. (middle voice) to hire [from G3408] KJV: hire Root(s): G3408
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G3409. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's G3409 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render misthoo, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
out
Matthew 20:1
How Strong's G3409 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 14 linked usages.
- This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
- Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.
In the Septuagint (LXX)
Strong's G3409 (μισθόω) appears 15 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
- 1 Chronicles 19:6 — μισθώσασθαι
- 1 Chronicles 19:7 — ἐμισθώσαντο
- 1 Maccabees 5:39 — μεμίσθωνται
- 2 Chronicles 25:6 — ἐμισθώσατο
- 4 Kingdoms 7:6 — ἐμισθώσατο
Strong's G3409 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's G3409 in the New Testament
2 indexed usages in New Testament.
For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.
They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive.
Strong's G3409 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
14 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
And Jacob came in out of the field at even; and Leah went forth to meet him, and said, Thou shalt come in to me this day, for I have hired thee for my son’s mandrakes; and he lay with her that night.
because they met you not with bread and water by the way, when ye went out of Egypt; and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor of Mesopotamia to curse thee.
And they gave him seventy pieces of silver out of the house of Baal-berith; and Abimelech hired for himself vain and cowardly men, and they went after him.
Strong's G3409 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha
1 indexed usage in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
He hath also hired the Arabians to help them, and they have pitched their tents beyond the brook, ready to come and fight against thee. Upon this Judas went to meet them.
Usage Excerpts
First 17 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G3409.
And Jacob came in out of the field at even; and Leah went forth to meet him, and said, Thou shalt come in to me this day, for I have hired thee for my son’s mandrakes; and he lay with her that night.
because they met you not with bread and water by the way, when ye went out of Egypt; and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor of Mesopotamia to curse thee.
And they gave him seventy pieces of silver out of the house of Baal-berith; and Abimelech hired for himself vain and cowardly men, and they went after him.
And he said to them, Thus and thus did Micah to me, and he hired me, and I became his priest.
And the children of Ammon saw that the people of David were ashamed; and the children of Ammon sent, and hired the Syrians of Beth-rehob, and the Syrians of Zobah, and Rehob, twenty thousand footmen, and the king of Amalek with a thousand men, and Tob with twelve thousand men.
For the Lord had made the army of Syria to hear a sound of chariots, and a sound of horses, even the sound of a great host: and each man said to his fellow, Now has the king of Israel hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of Egypt, to come against us.
And the children of Ammon saw that the people of David were ashamed, and Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire for themselves chariots and horsemen out of Syria of Mesopotamia, and out of Syria Maacah, and from Zobah.
And they hired for themselves two and thirty thousand chariots, and the king of Maacah and his people; and they came and encamped before Medeba: and the children of Ammon assembled out of their cities, and came to fight.
Also he hired of Israel a hundred thousand mighty men for a hundred talents of silver.
And hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia.
And, lo, I perceived that God had not sent him; but that he pronounced this prophecy against me: for Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.
Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.
They that furnish gold out of a purse, and silver by weight, will weigh it in a scale, and they hire a goldsmith and make idols, and bow down, and worship them.
So I hired her to myself for fifteen pieces of silver, and a homer of barley, and a flagon of wine.
For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.
They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive.
He hath also hired the Arabians to help them, and they have pitched their tents beyond the brook, ready to come and fight against thee. Upon this Judas went to meet them.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G3409, grouped by book.
Genesis 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Judges 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Chronicles 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezra 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nehemiah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 2 usages, New Testament
1 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Strong's G3409 FAQ
What does misthoo (μισθόω) mean?
Misthoo (Strong's G3409) is a Greek word most simply glossed "hire". misthoo (mis-thoh'-o) v. 1. to let out for wages 2. (middle voice) to hire
How many times is misthoo (μισθόω) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 17 linked usages for Strong's G3409 across 13 books.
Where can I study misthoo (μισθόω) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G3409 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
What English words translate misthoo (μισθόω)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as out. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Does Strong's G3409 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?
Yes. The current local index includes 14 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 1 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G3409, with linked reader references where each row is available.