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WAGES, n. plural in termination, but singular in signification.
1. Hire reward that which is paid or stipulated for services but chiefly for services by manual labor, or for military and naval services. We speak of servants wages, a laborers wages, or soldiers wages but we never apply the word to the rewards given to men in office, which are called fees or salary. The word is however sometimes applied to the compensation given to representatives in the legislature. U. States
Tell me, what shall thy wages be? Genesis 29 .
Be content with your wages. Luke 3 .
2. Reward fruit recompense that which is given or received in return.
The wages of sin is death. Romans 6 .
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The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
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Entry for 'Wages'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/w/wages.html.
Entry for 'Wages'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/w/wages.html.
