μίσθιος (misthios) means “hired worker” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: mis'-thee-os Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.
μίσθιος · misthios · hired worker
μίσθιος, -α, -ον (also -ος, -ον), [in LXX: Lev.19:13 A Lev.25:50, Job.7:1 (שָׂכִיר), Tob.5:11, Sir.7:10 31:22 37:11 * ;] hired; as subst., ὁ μ., a hired servant: Luk.15:17, 19 15:21 (Anth., Plut.).† (AS)
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a paid worker, hired servant, hireling (contrasted with a slave).
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
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| hired servants | 2 |
| Rendering | Count |
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| hired servants | 2 |
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Finally he came to his senses and said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have plenty of food, but here I am, starving to death!
Read word by wordI am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.”’
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