- Original: μισθός - Transliteration: Misthos - Phonetic: mis-thos' - Definition: 1. dues paid for work a. wages, hire 2. reward: used of the fruit naturally resulting from toils and endeavours a. in both senses, rewards and punishments b. of the rewards which God bestows, or will bestow, upon good deeds and endeavours c. of punishments - Origin: apparently a primary word - TDNT entry: 15:35,6 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: Apparently a primary word; pay for service (literally or figuratively) good or bad: - hire reward wages. Total KJV Occurrences: 13 • hire, 1 Jam 5:4 • reward, 11 Act 1:18; Romans 4:4; 1 Corinthians 3:8; 1 Corinthians 3:14; 1 Corinthians 9:17; 1 Corinthians 9:18; 1 Timothy 5:18; 2 Peter 2:13; 2 John 1:8; Jude 1:11; Revelation 11:18 • wages, 1 2 Peter 2:15