Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)
hired worker
Usage: μισθωτός, -ή, όν (μισθόω), [in LXX for שָׂכִיר, Exo.12:45, al. ;] hired; as subst., ὁ μ., a hired servant, hireling: Mrk.1:20, Jhn.10:12-13.† (AS)
Strong's Number
G3411
Language
Greek
Linked Usages
23
Books
11
Strong's G3411 Quick Answer
Strong's G3411 μισθωτός (misthotos) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. misthotos (mis-tho-tos') n. 1. a wage-worker (good or bad) [from G3409] It has 23 linked Bible usages across 11 books. Visible English usage signals include hireling and hired. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
- Meaning
- misthotos (mis-tho-tos') n. 1. a wage-worker (good or bad) [from G3409]
- Usage
- 23 linked usages
- Books
- 11 indexed books
- Corpus
- New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
- Usage Words
- hireling and hired
Meaning and Definition
misthotos (mis-tho-tos') n. 1. a wage-worker (good or bad) [from G3409] KJV: hired servant, hireling Root(s): G3409
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G3411. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's G3411 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render misthotos, 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.
hireling
John 10:12
2×
hired
Mark 1:20
How Strong's G3411 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and New Testament. 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 16 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 G3411 (μισθωτός) appears 20 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
- 1 Maccabees 6:29 — μισθωταί
- Deuteronomy 15:18 — μισθωτοῦ
- Exodus 12:45 — μισθωτὸς
- Exodus 22:14 — μισθωτὸς
- Isaiah 16:14 — μισθωτοῦ
Strong's G3411 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 G3411 in the New Testament
3 indexed usages in New Testament.
And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.
But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.
The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.
Strong's G3411 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
16 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
A sojourner or hireling shall not eat of it.
But if the owner be with it, he shall not make compensation: but if it be a hired thing, there shall be a compensation to him instead of his hire.
Thou shalt not injure thy neighbor, neither do thou rob him, neither shall the wages of thy hireling remain with thee until the morning.
Strong's G3411 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha
4 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
both they, and their wives, and their children, and their cattle, and every stranger and hireling, and their servants bought with money, put sackcloth upon their loins.
And who art thou, Achior, and the hirelings of Ephraim, that thou hast prophesied among us as today, and hast said, that we should not make war with the people of Israel, because their God will defend them? and who is God but Nebuchadnezzar?
And thou, Achior, a hireling of Ammon, which hast spoken these words in the day of thine iniquity, shalt see my face no more from this day, until I take vengeance of this nation that came out of Egypt.
Usage Excerpts
First 23 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G3411.
A sojourner or hireling shall not eat of it.
But if the owner be with it, he shall not make compensation: but if it be a hired thing, there shall be a compensation to him instead of his hire.
Thou shalt not injure thy neighbor, neither do thou rob him, neither shall the wages of thy hireling remain with thee until the morning.
And no stranger shall eat the holy things: one that sojourns with a priest, or a hireling, shall not eat the holy things.
And the Sabbaths of the land shall be food for thee, and for thy manservant, and for thy maidservant, and thy hireling, and the stranger that abides with thee.
He shall be with thee as a hireling or a sojourner, he shall work for thee till the year of release:
as a hireling; he shall be with him from year to year; thou shalt not oppress him with labor before thee.
It shall not seem hard to thee when they are sent out free from thee, because thy servant has served thee six years according to the annual hire of a hireling; so the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all things whatsoever thou mayest do.
Or as a servant that fears his master, and one who has grasped a shadow? Or as a hireling waiting for his pay?
Depart from him, that he may be quiet, And take pleasure in his life, though as a hireling.
And now I say, In three years, of the years of a hireling, the glory of Moab shall be dishonored with all his great wealth; and he shall be left few in number, and not honored.
For thus said the Lord to me, Yet a year, as the year of a hireling, and the glory of the sons of Kedar shall fail:
Woe to the crown of pride, the hirelings of Ephraim, the flower that has fallen from the glory of the top of the fertile mountain, they that are drunken without wine.
The crown of pride, the hirelings of Ephraim, shall be beaten down with the hands and with the feet.
Also her hired soldiers in the midst of her are as fatted calves fed in her; for they also have turned, and fled with one accord: they stood not, for the day of destruction was come upon them, and the time of their retribution.
And I will draw near to you in judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the witches, and against the adulteresses, and against them that swear falsely by my name, and against them that keep back the hireling’s wages, and them that oppress the widow, and afflict orphans, and that wrest the judgment of the stranger, and fear not me, saith the Lord Almighty.
And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.
But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.
The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.
both they, and their wives, and their children, and their cattle, and every stranger and hireling, and their servants bought with money, put sackcloth upon their loins.
And who art thou, Achior, and the hirelings of Ephraim, that thou hast prophesied among us as today, and hast said, that we should not make war with the people of Israel, because their God will defend them? and who is God but Nebuchadnezzar?
And thou, Achior, a hireling of Ammon, which hast spoken these words in the day of thine iniquity, shalt see my face no more from this day, until I take vengeance of this nation that came out of Egypt.
There came also unto him from other kingdoms, and from isles of the sea, bands of hired soldiers.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G3411, grouped by book.
Exodus 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Leviticus 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Malachi 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Mark 1 usage, New Testament
John 2 usages, New Testament
Judith 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Strong's G3411 FAQ
What does misthotos (μισθωτός) mean?
Misthotos (Strong's G3411) is a Greek word most simply glossed "hired servant". misthotos (mis-tho-tos') n. 1. a wage-worker (good or bad) [from G3409]
How many times is misthotos (μισθωτός) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 23 linked usages for Strong's G3411 across 11 books.
Where can I study misthotos (μισθωτός) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G3411 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
What English words translate misthotos (μισθωτός)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as hireling and hired. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Does Strong's G3411 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?
Yes. The current local index includes 16 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 4 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G3411, with linked reader references where each row is available.