Hire, Hired
Hire, Hired
denotes (a) “wages, hire,” Mat 20:8; Luk 10:7; Jam 5:4; in 1Ti 5:18; 2Pe 2:13; Jud 1:11, RV, “hire” (AV,”reward”); in 2Pe 2:15, RV, “hire” (AV, “wages”). See REWARD.
“to let out for hire,” is used in the Middle Voice, signifying “to hire, to engage the services of anyone by contract,” Mat 20:1, Mat 20:7.
Note: In Mat 20:9 there is no word for “hired” in the original.