μισθόω: (μισθός) ; 1 aor. mid. ἐμισθωσάμην ; to let out for hire; to hire (cf. W. § 88, 3]: τινά, Mt. xx. 1, 7. (Hat., Arstph., Xen., Plat., al.; Sept. for 72¥, Deut. xxiii. 4; 2 Chr. xxiv. 12.)

μισθόω misthoō 2x

to hire out, let out to hire; mid. to hire, Mt. 20:1, 7*

μισθόω, -ῶ

(< μισθός), [in LXX (mid.) chiefly for שׂכר;]

to let out for hire. Mid., to hire: c. acc., Mt 20:1, 7.†

μισθόω. The act. of this verb in the sense of ‘‘let out for hire ”’ seen in PSI I. 302 (A.D. 82) μεμίσθωκά σοι εἰς ἔτη ἕξ . .. τὰς ὑπαρχούσας μοι. . ἀρούρας, P Amh 11. 92°° (application for a lease—a.D. 162-163) ἐξουσίας σοι οὔσης ἑτέρο[ι]ς μεταμ[ι]σθοῦν ὁπότε ἐὰν αἱρῇ, ἐὰν φαίνηται μισθῶσαι, ‘the right resting with you to make ἃ fresh lease with other persons whenever you choose, if you consent to my proposal” (Edd. ). For the mid. ‘‘have let out to one,” “hire,” cf. Meyer Os¢x 50° ὧν (ἀρουρῶν) ἐμισθωσάμη(ν) τῷ α(ὐτῷ) y (ἔτει), P Oxy III. 500%? (A.D. 130) pepe(= υὐσθώμεθα τὰς προκιμένας ἀρούρας, and P Fay 93° (A.D. 161) βούλομαι μισθώσασθαι παρὰ σοῦ τὴν μυροπωλαικὴν καὶ ἀροματικὴν ἐργασίαν, “1 wish to lease from you your business of perfume-selling and is

μισθόω (misthoō) — to hire. μισθ-όω, let out for hire, farm out, in present and imperfect, offer to let, τινί τι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μισθοῖ αὑτὸν Ὀλυνθίοις offers his services for pay to them, [Refs], compare 149; ἑαυτὸν ἐπί τι for a purpose, [Refs 5th c.BC+]infinitive, μ. τὸν νηὸν τριηκοσίων ταλάντων ἐξεργάσασθαι farm out the building of it for [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II. middle, future μισθώσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]aorist ἐμισθωσάμην: perfect μεμίσθωμαι (see. below):—have let to one, hire, with accusative person vel of things, πλοῖον, μισθωτούς, ἐπικουρικόν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τίνα τῶν πολιτῶν ἑταιρεῖν μεμίσθωμα; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μ. τινὰ ταλάντου engage his services at a talent, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὀλίγου at a low price, [Refs 4th c.BC+]infinitive, μ. νηὸν ἐξοικοδομῆσαι contract for the building of the temple, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μ. γράψαι ψάφισμα Maiuri Nuova Silloge [Refs]; μισθοῦσθαί τινα with infinitive, hire him to do a thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μ. ὑπέρ τινος make a contract for a thing, [Refs]; ὁ μισθωσάμενος the contractor, [Refs 4th c.BC+]

III. passive, aorist ἐμισθώθην: perfect μεμίσθωμαι (see. below):—to be hired for pay, Μαρδονίῳ μεμισθωμένος οὐκ ὀλίγου hired by him at no small price, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπί τινι for a thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐκ τοῦ μισθωθῆναι from the hire, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of a house, to be let on contract, [Refs]; of a mercenary, μισθωθεὶς ὑπό τινος [Refs]