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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...

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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.

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