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μισθ-όω

misthoo

let out for hire, farm out

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Where it lives

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What it meant

μισθ-όω · misth-oō — LSJ

let out for hire, farm out, offer to let, offers, for pay, farm out

let out for hire, farm out, in pres. and impf., offer to let, τινί τι Ar. Lys. 958, Lys. 7.10, D. 50.52; μισθοῖ αὑτὸν Ὀλυνθίοις offers his services for pay to them, Id. 23.150, cf. 149; ἑαυτὸν ἐπί τι for a purpose, Id. 18.21; μ. τὸ τέμενος IG 1(2).94.5; οἶκον Lys. 32.23, D. 27.15, 28.15; τοὺς οἴκους τῶν ὀρφανῶν Arist. Ath. 56.7: c. inf., μ. τὸν νηὸν τριηκοσίων ταλάντων ἐξεργάσασθαι farm out the building of it for 300 talents, Hdt. 2.180; ὅσου τὴν τριηραρχίαν ἦσαν μεμισθωκότες D. 21.80.

II have let to one, hire, engage, contract, hire, make a contract, contractor

Med., fut. μισθώσομαι Ar. V. 52: aor. ἐμισθωσάμην: pf. μεμίσθωμαι (v. infr.):—have let to one, hire, c. acc. pers. vel rei, πλοῖον, μισθωτούς, ἐπικουρικόν, Hdt. 1.24, Ar. Av. 1152, Th. 4.52; οἰκίαν ἣν ᾤκει μεμισθωμένος Is. 6.39; τίνα τῶν πολιτῶν ἑταιρεῖν μεμίσθωμαι; D. 45.79; τῆς οἰκίας ἧς ἐμεμίσθωτο Lys. 3.11; μισθωσάμενός τινος τὴν οἰκίαν D. 27.58; μ. τι παρά τινος Hdt. 1.68; τοὺς μεμισθωμένους παρʼ ἐμοῦ τὸ χωρίον Lys. 17.8; μ. τινὰ ταλάντου engage his services at a talent, Hdt. 3.131; ὀλίγου

III to be hired for pay, hired, hire, to be let on contract

Pass., aor. ἐμισθώθην: pf. μεμίσθωμαι (v. infr.):—to be hired for pay, Μαρδονίῳ μεμισθωμένος οὐκ ὀλίγου hired by him at no small price, Hdt. 9.38; ἐπί τινι for a thing, X. An. 1.3.1; ἐκ τοῦ μισθωθῆναι from the hire, D. 27.58; of a house, to be let on contract, Id. 28.1; of a mercenary, μισθωθεὶς ὑπό τινος Id. 23.149.

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