μισθοφορ-έω,
A. receive wagesorpay, 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 payfrom their purse, Lys. 27.11 .
b. freq. of mercenary soldiers, IG 12.99.22 , Ar. Av. 1367 , etc.; μ. τισί
X. Cyr. 8.8.20
;παρά τινιib. 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. todraw paywithout filling up the vacancies, Id. 3.146 .