μισθόω
misthoo
let out for hire, farm out
Appears 7 times across Plato's dialogues.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
μισθόω, A. let out for hire, farm out, in pres. and impf., offer to let, τινί τι Lys. 958, 7.10, 50.52; μισθοῖ αὑτὸν Ὀλυνθίοις offers his services for pay to them, 23.150, cf. 149; ἑαυτὸν ἐπί τι for a purpose, 18.21; μ. τὸ τέμενος IG 12.94.5; οἶκον 32.23, 27.15, 28.15; τοὺς οἴκους τῶν ὀρφανῶν Ath. 56.7: c. inf., μ. τὸν νηὸν τριηκοσίων ταλάντων ἐξεργάσασθαι farm out the building of it for 300 talents, 2.180; ὅσου τὴν τριηραρχίαν ἦσαν μεμισθωκότες 21.80. II. Med., fut. μισθώσομαι V. 52: aor. ἐμισθωσάμην: pf. μεμίσθωμαι (v. infr.):—have let to one, hire, c. acc. pers. vel rei, πλοῖον, μισθωτούς, ἐπικουρικόν, 1.24, Av. 1152, 4.52; οἰκίαν ἣν ᾤκει μεμισθωμένος 6.39; τίνα τῶν πολιτῶν ἑταιρεῖν μεμίσθωμαι; 45.79; τῆς οἰκίας ἧς ἐμεμίσθωτο 3.11; μισθωσάμενός τινος τὴν οἰκίαν 27.58; μ. τι παρά τινος 1.68; τοὺς μεμισθωμένους παρʼ ἐμοῦ τὸ χωρίον 17.8; μ. τινὰ ταλάντου engage his services at a talent, 3.131; ὀλίγου at a low price, Pol. 1259a13: c. inf., μ. νηὸν ἐξοικοδομῆσαι contract for the building of the temple, 5.62; μ. γράψαι ψάφισμα Maiuri Nuova Silloge 432 (Cos); μισθοῦσθαί τινα c. inf., hire him to do a thing, 9.34; μισθοῦ σαυτὸν ἀμφορεαφορεῖν Fr. 299, cf. 18.33; μ. ὑπέρ τινος make a contract for a thing, 53.21; ὁ μισθωσάμενος the contractor, 11.34. III. Pass., aor. ἐμισθώθην: pf. μεμίσθωμαι (v. infr.):—to be hired for pay, Μαρδονίῳ μεμισθωμένος οὐκ ὀλίγου hired by him at no small price, 9.38; ἐπί τινι for a thing, An. 1.3.1; ἐκ τοῦ μισθωθῆναι from the hire, 27.58; of a house, to be let on contract, 28.1; of a mercenary, μισθωθεὶς ὑπό τινος 23.149.
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