Rom 6:23 For the wages of sin [is] death; but the gift of God [is] eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
wages from the Greek
3800 opsonion op-so'-nee-on
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
Authorized Version (KJV) Translation Count — Total: 4 AV - wage 3, charges 1; 4
2 Peter 2:15 Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam [the son] of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;
wages from the Greek
3408 misthos mis-thos'
1) dues paid for work
a) wages, hire
2) reward: used of the fruit naturally resulting from toils and endeavours
a) in both senses, rewards and punishments
b) of the rewards which God bestows, or will bestow, upon good deeds and endeavours
c) of punishments
Authorized Version (KJV) Translation Count — Total: 29 AV - reward 24, hire 3, wages 2; 29
Quoting Strong's as a source for a theological argument, even one as poorly conceived as yours, is something like reading the Enquirer for news. Interesting. And able to be twisted into anything the reader would like.
Why do you keep ignoring and avoiding what the lexicon clearly says WAGES and REWARDS means?
You don't seem to quite grasp the use of a lexicon. And, to be precise, Strong's is in no way a lexicon. The writers of the New Testament, contrary to popular opinion, did not have a copy of Strong's at their right hand from which they composed their theological prose. Strong's is a reflection of the interpretation of the Bible of a particular person. It is not the secret decoder ring for theology.