Strong's #3800: opsonion (pronounced op-so'-nee-on)

neuter of a presumed derivative of the same as 3795; rations for a soldier, i.e. (by extension) his stipend or pay:-- wages.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon:

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opsōnion

1) a soldier' s pay, allowance

1a) that part of the soldier' s support given in place of pay [i.e. rations] and the money in which he is paid

2) metaphorically wages: hire or pay of sin

Part of Speech: noun neuter

Relation: from a presumed derivative of the same as G3795

Citing in TDNT: 5:591, 752

Usage:

This word is used 4 times:

 

Luke 3:14: "and be content with your wages."
Romans 6:23: "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift"
1 Corinthians 9:7: "goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and"
2 Corinthians 11:8: "other churches, taking wages of them, to do you service."