μισθοφορέω

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.

μισθοφορέω, ein μισθοφόρος sein, Lohn, Sold davontragen, erhalten ; Ar. Ach. 577 u. öfter ; τὰ δημόσια χρήματα, Eccl. 206 ; ὡς οὔτε μισθοφορητέον εἴη ἄλλους ἢ τοὺς στρατευομένους, Thuc. 8.65 ; τινί, Xen. Cyr. 8.8.20 ; παρά τινι, 3.2.26, wie Pol. 1.7.2 u. a.Sp.; οἰκία μισθοφοροῦσα, das Miete einbringt, Isae. 8.35.

μισθοφορέω, fut. -ήσω

• • • 1to be a μισθοφόρος, to receive wages or pay in the public service, to serve for hire, Ar., Xen., etc.;—also c. acc. rei, to receive as pay, τρεῖς δραχμάς Ar.
    • • bof mercenary soldiers, Ar., Thuc.; μισθ. τινί Xen.; μ. ἐν τοῖς ἀδυνάτοις, as if he were a pauper, Aeschin.
    • 2to bring in rent or profit, μισθοφοροῦσα οἰκία Isae.; ζεῦγος ἢ ἀνδράποδον μισθοφοροῦν Xen.:— Pass. to be let for hire, Xen.