μισθ-όω,
let out for hire, farm out, in present and imperfect, offer to let, τινί τι [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Lysistrata” 958, 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 7.10, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 50.52 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; μισθοῖ αὑτὸν Ὀλυνθίοις offers his services for pay to them, [[ [prev. author] 23.150 ] Refs], compare 149; ἑαυτὸν ἐπί τι for a purpose, [[ [prev. author] 18.21; μ. τὸ τέμενος “IG” 12.94.5; οἶκον 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 32.23, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 27.15, 28.15; τοὺς οἴκους τῶν ὀρφανῶν 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ἀθηναίων Πολιτεία” 56.7: with ] Refs 5th c.BC+]infinitive, μ. τὸν νηὸν τριηκοσίων ταλάντων ἐξεργάσασθαι farm out the building of it for [[ 300 talents, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.180; ὅσου τὴν τριηραρχίαν ἦσαν μεμισθωκότες 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 21.80. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II middle, future μισθώσομαι [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 52: ] Refs 5th c.BC+]aorist ἐμισθωσάμην: perfect μεμίσθωμαι (see. below):—have let to one, hire, with accusative person vel of things, πλοῖον, μισθωτούς, ἐπικουρικόν, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.24, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 1152, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.52; οἰκίαν ἣν ᾤκει μεμισθωμένος 4th c.BC: Isaeus Orator 6.39 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; τίνα τῶν πολιτῶν ἑταιρεῖν μεμίσθωμα; [[ 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 45.79; τῆς οἰκίας ἧς ἐμεμίσθωτο 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 3.11; μισθωσάμενός τινος τὴν οἰκίαν 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 27.58; μ. τι παρά τινος 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.68; τοὺς μεμισθωμένους παρ᾽ ἐμοῦ τὸ χωρίον 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 17.8 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; μ. τινὰ ταλάντου engage his services at a talent, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.131 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὀλίγου at a low price, [[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1259a13: with ] Refs 4th c.BC+]infinitive, μ. νηὸν ἐξοικοδομῆσαι contract for the building of the temple, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.62 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; μ. γράψαι ψάφισμα Maiuri Nuova Silloge [[ 432 (from Cos)] Refs]; μισθοῦσθαί τινα with infinitive, hire him to do a thing, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.34; μισθοῦ σαυτὸν ἀμφορεαφορεῖν 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Fragmenta” 299, compare 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.33 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; μ. ὑπέρ τινος make a contract for a thing, [[ [prev. author] 53.21 ] Refs]; ὁ μισθωσάμενος the contractor, [[ 4th c.BC: Isaeus Orator 11.34. ] Refs 4th c.BC+]