μισθωτός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From μισθόω (misthóō) +‎ -τός (-tós)

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /mis.tʰɔː.tós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /mis.tʰoˈtos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /mis.θoˈtos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /mis.θoˈtos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /mis.θoˈtos/

Adjective

μισθωτός • (misthōtós) m (feminine μισθωτή, neuter μισθωτόν); first/second declension

hired, to be hired
(nominalized) mercenary, hireling

Declension

First and second declension of μῐσθωτός; μῐσθωτή; μῐσθωτόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	μῐσθωτός mĭsthōtós	μῐσθωτή mĭsthōtḗ	μῐσθωτόν mĭsthōtón	μῐσθωτώ mĭsthōtṓ	μῐσθωτᾱ́ mĭsthōtā́	μῐσθωτώ mĭsthōtṓ	μῐσθωτοί mĭsthōtoí	μῐσθωταί mĭsthōtaí	μῐσθωτᾰ́ mĭsthōtắ
Genitive	μῐσθωτοῦ mĭsthōtoû	μῐσθωτῆς mĭsthōtês	μῐσθωτοῦ mĭsthōtoû	μῐσθωτοῖν mĭsthōtoîn	μῐσθωταῖν mĭsthōtaîn	μῐσθωτοῖν mĭsthōtoîn	μῐσθωτῶν mĭsthōtôn	μῐσθωτῶν mĭsthōtôn	μῐσθωτῶν mĭsthōtôn
Dative	μῐσθωτῷ mĭsthōtōî	μῐσθωτῇ mĭsthōtēî	μῐσθωτῷ mĭsthōtōî	μῐσθωτοῖν mĭsthōtoîn	μῐσθωταῖν mĭsthōtaîn	μῐσθωτοῖν mĭsthōtoîn	μῐσθωτοῖς mĭsthōtoîs	μῐσθωταῖς mĭsthōtaîs	μῐσθωτοῖς mĭsthōtoîs
Accusative	μῐσθωτόν mĭsthōtón	μῐσθωτήν mĭsthōtḗn	μῐσθωτόν mĭsthōtón	μῐσθωτώ mĭsthōtṓ	μῐσθωτᾱ́ mĭsthōtā́	μῐσθωτώ mĭsthōtṓ	μῐσθωτούς mĭsthōtoús	μῐσθωτᾱ́ς mĭsthōtā́s	μῐσθωτᾰ́ mĭsthōtắ
Vocative	μῐσθωτέ mĭsthōté	μῐσθωτή mĭsthōtḗ	μῐσθωτόν mĭsthōtón	μῐσθωτώ mĭsthōtṓ	μῐσθωτᾱ́ mĭsthōtā́	μῐσθωτώ mĭsthōtṓ	μῐσθωτοί mĭsthōtoí	μῐσθωταί mĭsthōtaí	μῐσθωτᾰ́ mĭsthōtắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	μῐσθωτῶς mĭsthōtôs			μῐσθωτότερος mĭsthōtóteros			μῐσθωτότᾰτος mĭsthōtótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Related terms

μισθός m (misthós, “wages, pay, salary, hire”)

References

“μισθωτός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“μισθωτός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
G3411 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- agent idem, page 18.
- creature idem, page 183.
- hireling idem, page 401.
- instrument idem, page 447.
- mercenary idem, page 525.
- minion idem, page 531.
- pay idem, page 600.
- tool idem, page 880.
- venal idem, page 946.

Greek

FWOTD – 30 March 2025

Alternative forms

(rare) μιστωτός m (mistotós)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μισθωτός (misthōtós).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mis.θoˈtos/

Adjective

μισθωτός • (misthotós) m (feminine μισθωτή, neuter μισθωτό)

paid, salaried

Declension

Declension of μισθωτός
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	μισθωτός (misthotós)	μισθωτή (misthotí)	μισθωτό (misthotó)	μισθωτοί (misthotoí)	μισθωτές (misthotés)	μισθωτά (misthotá)
genitive	μισθωτού (misthotoú)	μισθωτής (misthotís)	μισθωτού (misthotoú)	μισθωτών (misthotón)	μισθωτών (misthotón)	μισθωτών (misthotón)
accusative	μισθωτό (misthotó)	μισθωτή (misthotí)	μισθωτό (misthotó)	μισθωτούς (misthotoús)	μισθωτές (misthotés)	μισθωτά (misthotá)
vocative	μισθωτέ (misthoté)	μισθωτή (misthotí)	μισθωτό (misthotó)	μισθωτοί (misthotoí)	μισθωτές (misthotés)	μισθωτά (misthotá)

Related terms

see: μισθός m (misthós, “pay, salary, wage”)

Noun

μισθωτός • (misthotós) m (plural μισθωτοί)

wage earner, salaried or paid employee
- 18 July 2014, Kathimerini.
  Νέο «ψαλίδι» στα εισοδήματα βλέπει το 38% των μισθωτών.
  Néo «psalídi» sta eisodímata vlépei to 38% ton misthotón.
  New 'cut' to incomes hits 38% of employees.

Declension

Declension of **μισθωτός**
	singular	plural
nominative	μισθωτός (misthotós)	μισθωτοί (misthotoí)
genitive	μισθωτού (misthotoú)	μισθωτών (misthotón)
accusative	μισθωτό (misthotó)	μισθωτούς (misthotoús)
vocative	μισθωτέ (misthoté)	μισθωτοί (misthotoí)

Related terms

μισθωτής m (misthotís, “leasee”)

and see: μισθός m (misthós, “pay, salary, wage”)