a labourer employed on hire for a limited time (
Job 7:1 ;
14:6 ;
Mark 1:20 ). His wages were paid as soon as his work was over (
Leviticus 19:13 ). In the time of our Lord a day's wage was a "penny" (q.v.) i.e., a Roman denarius (
Matthew 20:1-14 ).
These dictionary topics are from
M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.