HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7916
שָׂכִיר
sa.khir — hired
1) hired 1a) hired (of animal) 1b) hireling, hired labourer (subst) 1b1) mercenary
17 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
Hireling
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
How to read this: there is rarely one magic “true meaning” hidden behind an English word. A lexicon records a word’s semantic range. The intended meaning is narrowed by grammar, sentence, author, historical usage and context.
GREEK · G1496
εἰδωλολάτρης
eidōlolatrēs — idolater
εἰδωλολάτρης, -ου, ὁ (εἴδωλου + λάτρις, a hireling), an idolator: 1Co.5:10, 11 6:9 10:7 Eph.5:5 Rev.21:8 22:15 (Cremer, 709).† (AS)
7 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G3411
μισθωτός
misthōtos — hired worker
μισθωτός, -ή, όν (μισθόω), [in LXX for שָׂכִיר, Exo.12:45, al. ;] hired; as subst., ὁ μ., a hired servant, hireling: Mrk.1:20, Jhn.10:12-13.† (AS)
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7917
שְׂכִירָה
se.khi.rah — hired
(fem) 1) hired 1a) hired (of animal) 1b) hireling, hired labourer (subst) 1b1) mercenary
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →Historical dictionary entry
A labourer employed on hire for a limited time (Job 7:1; 14:6; Mark 1:20). His wages were paid as soon as his work was over (Lev. 19:13). In the time of our Lord a day’s wage was a “penny” (q.v.) i.e., a Roman denarius (Matt. 20:1-14).
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.