μισθωτός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From μισθόω (misthóō) +‎ -τός (-tós)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /mis.tʰɔː.tós/ → /mis.θoˈtos/ → /mis.θoˈtos/

• (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

1. hired, to be hired
2. (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 misthōtós	μῐσθωτή misthōtḗ	μῐσθωτόν misthōtón		μῐσθωτώ misthōtṓ	μῐσθωτᾱ́ misthōtā́	μῐσθωτώ misthōtṓ		μῐσθωτοί misthōtoí	μῐσθωταί misthōtaí	μῐσθωτᾰ́ misthōtá
Genitive		μῐσθωτοῦ misthōtoû	μῐσθωτῆς misthōtês	μῐσθωτοῦ misthōtoû		μῐσθωτοῖν misthōtoîn	μῐσθωταῖν misthōtaîn	μῐσθωτοῖν misthōtoîn		μῐσθωτῶν misthōtôn	μῐσθωτῶν misthōtôn	μῐσθωτῶν misthōtôn
Dative		μῐσθωτῷ misthōtôi	μῐσθωτῇ misthōtêi	μῐσθωτῷ misthōtôi		μῐσθωτοῖν misthōtoîn	μῐσθωταῖν misthōtaîn	μῐσθωτοῖν misthōtoîn		μῐσθωτοῖς misthōtoîs	μῐσθωταῖς misthōtaîs	μῐσθωτοῖς misthōtoîs
Accusative		μῐσθωτόν misthōtón	μῐσθωτήν misthōtḗn	μῐσθωτόν misthōtón		μῐσθωτώ misthōtṓ	μῐσθωτᾱ́ misthōtā́	μῐσθωτώ misthōtṓ		μῐσθωτούς misthōtoús	μῐσθωτᾱ́ς misthōtā́s	μῐσθωτᾰ́ misthōtá
Vocative		μῐσθωτέ misthōté	μῐσθωτή misthōtḗ	μῐσθωτόν misthōtón		μῐσθωτώ misthōtṓ	μῐσθωτᾱ́ misthōtā́	μῐσθωτώ misthōtṓ		μῐσθωτοί misthōtoí	μῐσθωταί misthōtaí	μῐσθωτᾰ́ misthōtá
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		μῐσθωτῶς misthōtôs				μῐσθωτότερος misthōtóteros				μῐσθωτότᾰτος misthōtótatos
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

Alternative forms

• (rare) μιστωτός m (mistotós)

Adjective

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

1. paid, salaried

Declension

	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)

1. 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

	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”)