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ἀναξίως

anaxíōs · G371 · Greek · 1 occurrence

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Meanings

  1. not being worthy, not meriting, unworthily

    Unworthily, in a way that does not measure up to what something is worth

    Examples

    1 Corinthians 11:27 Therefore whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy way, shall be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord.

How it’s used

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Contrasting words 1 word
εὐσχημόνως euschēmónōs · G2156 · in a becoming manner, decently, with propriety
εὐσχημόνως denotes acting in a proper, decent, or seemly manner, contrasting with ἀναξίως which denotes acting improperly or unworthily. Both are adverbs of manner describing behavior appropriateness, but from opposite poles—one proper/fitting, the other improper/unworthy.
Semantic domains 2 entries
Not being worthy, not meriting, unworthily65.19
In 1 Corinthians 11:27, Paul warns that “whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy (anaxíōs) way, shall be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord,” describing conduct that fails to meet what the observance deserves.
Improperly, in an improper manner66.7
In the same warning of 1 Corinthians 11:27, the phrase “in an unworthy (anaxíōs) way” also describes participating in the Lord's Supper improperly, in a manner unfitting its solemn purpose.
Word family 6 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

ἄξιος áxios · G514 · worthy, comparable, of comparable value · 41×ἀξιόω axióō · G515 · to regard as worthy of, to consider as meriting, to regard as being valuable for · 7×ἀξίως axíōs · G516 · worthy, comparable, of comparable value · 6×καταξιόω kataxióō · G2661 · to regard as worthy of, to consider as meriting, to regard as being valuable for · 3×ἀνάξιος anáxios · G370 · not being worthy, not meriting, unworthily · 1×ἀναξίωςanaxíōs · G371
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon adverb (from Sophicles down), in an unworthy manner: 1 Cor 11:27, and 1 Cor 11:29 Rec.…
adverb (from Sophicles down), in an unworthy manner: 1 Cor 11:27, and 1 Cor 11:29 Rec. (Cf. Winer's Grammar, 463 (431).)

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

Topical studies with this word 2 entries
Worthy, Not Worthy1 occurrenceProper, Improper1 occurrence

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0

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