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μισθοφορέω

μισθοφορέω, receive wages or pay

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μισθοφορήσας aorist active participle masculine nominative singular, aorist active participle masculine vocative singular of μισθοφορέω

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μισθοφορ-έω,
  • receive wages or pay, esp. in the public service, serve for hire, Ar. Av. 584, V. 683, X. Oec. 1.4, etc.; δημοτικὸν τὸ μισθοφορεῖν πάντας Arist. Pol. 1317b35; παρά τινος Luc. Apol. 11: c. acc. rei, receive as pay, τρεῖς δραχμάς Ar. Ach. 602; τὰ δημόσια μ. χρήματα Id. Ec. 206; μ. ἄλφιτα Id. Pax 477; μ. τὰ τούτων receive pay from their purse, Lys. 27.11.
        • b freq. of mercenary soldiers, IG 1(2).99.22, Ar. Av. 1367, etc.; μ. τισί X. Cyr. 8.8.20; παρά τινι ib. 3.2.25, D. 23.149; μ. ἐν τοῖς ἀδυνάτοις, as if he were a pauper, Aeschin. 1.103; μ. ἐν τῷ ξενικῷ κεναῖς χώραις, i.e. to draw pay without filling up the vacancies, Id. 3.146.
      • 2 bring in rent or profit, οἰκία -φοροῦσα, ἀνδράποδα -φοροῦντα, Is. 8.35; εἴ τῳ ζεῦγός ἐστιν ἢ ἀνδράποδον -φοροῦν X. Ath. 1.17:—Pass., to be let for hire, Id. Vect. 3.5.
    • II causal, engage for pay, take into service, στρατιὰν ἐπί τινα Phalar. Ep. 186.2.

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