Strong’s G3411

μισθωτός

Part of speech

Noun, Masculine

Transliteration

misthótos

Pronunciation

mis-tho-tos'

Definition

Hired hand, hireling

Meaning

a hired servant, hireling.

Usage

The term "misthótos" refers to a person who works for wages, a hired laborer or servant. In the New Testament, it is often used to describe someone who is employed to tend to a task but lacks the commitment or ownership of a true shepherd or master.

Bible references

Mark 1:20;John 10:12;John 10:13