Know the Word.

Greek word

misthós

μισθός

What it means

pay for service, good or bad

pay for service (literally or figuratively), good or bad

Where it comes from

apparently a primary word

How the King James translates it

  • reward18
  • hire3
  • wages2

Every place it appears 23

John4:36
Acts1:18
Romans4:4
1 Corinthians3:83:149:179:18
1 Timothy5:18
James5:4
2 Peter2:132:15
2 John1:8
Jude1:11
Revelation11:1822:12
misthós — Greek word meaning “pay for service, good or bad”