μισθοῦ

misthós

wages

Compensation, wage, or payment received in exchange for work or service; more generally, any recompense or reward for action or conduct. In some contexts, refers specifically to wages paid for manual labor or employment, but may also indicate a recompense (positive or negative) for moral behavior or actions, including divine reward or retribution. The primary sense is material or tangible remuneration, with an extended sense covering general reward or outcome resulting from an action.

G3408

Luke 10:7 · Word #18

Lexicon G3408

Lemmaμισθός
Transliterationmisthós
Strong'sG3408
DefinitionCompensation, wage, or payment received in exchange for work or service; more generally, any recompense or reward for action or conduct. In some contexts, refers specifically to wages paid for manual labor or employment, but may also indicate a recompense (positive or negative) for moral behavior or actions, including divine reward or retribution. The primary sense is material or tangible remuneration, with an extended sense covering general reward or outcome resulting from an action.

Morphology N GEN M SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case GEN — Genitive — Possession, source, or separation
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phrasewages
Literalwage-hire

Lexical Info

Lemmaμισθός
Strong'sG3408

SIBI-P1 Translation G3408-03

of recompense

Morphological NotesNoun, masculine, singular, genitive case (Gr,N,,,,,GMS): denotes possession, source, or relation.
Rendering RationaleThe genitive singular form indicates possession or relation, rendered as "of recompense." "Recompense" best preserves the root sense of compensation or reward, whether material wages or broader repayment for actions.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

of wages

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
RationaleStandardized from "wages".
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