μισθός

greekNew TestamentNoun · masculine29 occurrences13 books28 verses

Definition

μισθός, -οῦ, ὁ

[in LXX chiefly for שָׂכָר ;]

1. prop., wages, hire: Matthew 20:8, Luke 10:7, Romans 4:4, 1 Timothy 5:18, James 5:4, Jude 11; μ. ἀδικίας, Acts 1:18, 2 Peter 2:13 (but see Mayor and ICC, in l), 2 Peter 2:15.

2. Generally, reward: John 4:36, 1 Corinthians 9:18; esp. of divine rewards, Matthew 5:12; 6:1-2, 5; 6:16; 10:41-42, Mark 9:41, Luke 6:23, 35, 1 Corinthians 3:8; 3:14, 2 John 8, Revelation 11:18; 22:12; ἔχειν μ., Matthew 5:46, 1 Corinthians 9:17.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as μισθός:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

29 total
  1. Matthew 5:12μισθὸς · reward
    Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.
  2. Matthew 5:46μισθὸν · reward
    If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Do not even tax collectors do the same?
  3. Matthew 6:1μισθὸν · reward
    “Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
  4. Matthew 6:2μισθὸν · full reward
    So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
  5. Matthew 6:5μισθὸν · full reward
    And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
  6. Matthew 6:16μισθὸν · full reward
    When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
  7. Matthew 10:41μισθὸν · reward; μισθὸν · reward
    Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward.
  8. Matthew 10:42μισθὸν · reward
    And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.”
  9. Matthew 20:8μισθόν · wages
    When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, starting with the last ones hired and moving on to the first.’
  10. Mark 9:41μισθὸν · reward
    Indeed, if anyone gives you even a cup of water because you bear the name of Christ, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.
  11. Luke 6:23μισθὸς · reward
    Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For their fathers treated the prophets in the same way.
  12. Luke 6:35μισθὸς · reward
    But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
  13. Luke 10:7μισθοῦ · wages
    Stay at the same house, eating and drinking whatever you are offered. For the worker is worthy of his wages. Do not move around from house to house.
  14. John 4:36μισθὸν · [his] wages
    Already the reaper draws his wages and gathers a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may rejoice together.
  15. Acts 1:18μισθοῦ · [the] reward
    (Now with the reward for his wickedness Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong and burst open in the middle, and all his intestines spilled out.
  16. Romans 4:4μισθὸς · wages
    Now the wages of the worker are not credited as a gift, but as an obligation.
  17. 1 Corinthians 3:8μισθὸν
    He who plants and he who waters are one in purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor.
  18. 1 Corinthians 3:14μισθὸν · a reward
    If what he has built survives, he will receive a reward.
  19. 1 Corinthians 9:17μισθὸν · a reward
    If my preaching is voluntary, I have a reward. But if it is not voluntary, I am still entrusted with a responsibility.
  20. 1 Corinthians 9:18μισθός · reward
    What then is my reward? That in preaching the gospel I may offer it free of charge, and so not use up my rights in preaching it.
  21. 1 Timothy 5:18μισθοῦ · wages
    For the Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” and, “The worker is worthy of his wages.”
  22. James 5:4μισθὸς · wages
    Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.
  23. 2 Peter 2:13μισθὸν · [is the] wages
    The harm they will suffer is the wages of their wickedness. They consider it a pleasure to carouse in broad daylight. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their deception as they feast with you.
  24. 2 Peter 2:15μισθὸν · [the] wages
    They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness.
  25. 2 John 1:8μισθὸν
    Watch yourselves, so that you do not lose what we have worked for, but that you may be fully rewarded.
  26. Jude 1:11μισθοῦ · for profit
    Woe to them! They have traveled the path of Cain; they have rushed for profit into the error of Balaam; they have perished in Korah’s rebellion.
  27. Revelation 11:18μισθὸν · to reward
    The nations were enraged, and Your wrath has come. The time has come to judge the dead and to reward Your servants the prophets, as well as the saints and those who fear Your name, both small and great—and to destroy those who destroy the earth.”
  28. Revelation 22:12μισθός · reward
    “Behold, I am coming soon, and My reward is with Me, to give to each one according to what he has done.