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Koine Greek wordlink #13499

SR GNT Mat 20:7 ἐμισθώσατο (emisthōsato) ‘because no_one us hired he is saying to them be going’ Strongs=34090 Lemma=misthoō
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=aorist voice=middle person=3rd number=singular
Year=33 AD

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Only use of identical word form ἐμισθώσατο (V-IAM3··S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἐμισθώσατο’ (V-IAM3··S) is always and only glossed as ‘hired’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘misthoō’ have 2 different glosses: ‘to hire’, ‘hired’.

Greek words (2) other than ἐμισθώσατο (V-IAM3··S) with a gloss related to ‘hired’

LUKE 15:17 μίσθιοι (misthioi) S-NMP Lemma=misthios ‘having come he was saying how_many hired ones of the father of me’ SR GNT Luke 15:17 word 8

OET-LV: 17 To but himself having _come he _was _saying: How _many hired ones of _the father of _me are _being _plentiful of _bread, but I am _perishing with _famine here? (LUK_15:17)

OET-RV: 17 But he eventually came to his senses and said to himself, ‘Even my father’s workers have plenty of food, but here I am in this place dying of starvation. (LUK 15:17)

LUKE 15:19 μισθίων (misthiōn) S-GMP Lemma=misthios ‘as one of the hired ones of you’ SR GNT Luke 15:19 word 15

OET-LV: 19 I _am no _longer worthy to _be _called the_son of _you. Make me as one of _the hired ones of _you. (LUK_15:19)

OET-RV: 19 and I’m no longer worthy to be called your son. Take me on as one of your workers.” ’ (LUK 15:19)

Key: S=substantive adjective V=verb GMP=genitive,masculine,plural NMP=nominative,masculine,plural