Strongs Number: G3800
- Greek Word
- ὀψώνιον
- Transliteration
- opsōnion
- Phonetic
- op-so'-nee-on
- Part of Speech
- Noun Neuter
- Strongs Definition
-
rations for a soldier that is (by extension) his stipend or pay
- Thayers Definition
-
1. a soldier's pay, allowance
a. that part of the soldier's support given in place of pay [i.e. rations] and the money in which he is paid
2. metaph. wages: hire or pay of sin
- Origin
- Neuter of a presumed derivative of the same as G3795
- Bible Usage
- wages.