τιμή
timḗ · G5092 · Greek · 41 occurrences
Meanings
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honor, respect, status
Honor as an element in the assignment of status to a person
ExamplesJohn 4:44 For Jesus Himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country.
Romans 2:7 to those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life;
1 Corinthians 12:23 and those parts of the body which we consider less honorable, on these we bestow greater honor, and our less presentable parts become much more presentable,
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worth, value
The worth or merit of some object, event, or state
ExamplesRomans 9:21 Or does the potter not have a right over the clay, to make from the same lump one object for honorable use, and another for common use?
1 Corinthians 12:23 and those parts of the body which we consider less honorable, on these we bestow greater honor, and our less presentable parts become much more presentable,
Colossians 2:23 These are matters which do have the appearance of wisdom in self-made religion and humility and severe treatment of the body, but are of no value against fleshly indulgence.
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amount, price, cost
The amount of money or property regarded as representing the value or price of something
ExamplesMatthew 27:6 The chief priests took the pieces of silver and said, “It is not lawful to put them in the temple treasury, since it is money paid for blood.”
Acts 4:34 For there was not a needy person among them, for all who were owners of land or houses would sell them and bring the proceeds of the sales
1 Corinthians 6:20 For you have been bought for a price: therefore glorify God in your body.
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compensation, pay, honorarium
Compensation given for special service, with the implication that this is a way by which honor or respect may be shown
ExamplesActs 28:10 They also showed us many honors, and when we were about to set sail, they supplied us with everything we needed.
1 Timothy 5:17 The elders who lead well are to be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.
How it’s used In 7 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
7 occurrences in 7 groups
- αἷμαblood 1
- ἔθνοςnation, Gentiles 1
- πιπράσκωto sell 1
- τιμάωto honor 1
- χωρίονfield 1
- ἀργύριονsilver, money 1
Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles
6 occurrences in 5 groups
- περισσότεροςmore superabundant 2
- διπλοῦςtwice as much 1
- πλείωνmore, greater 1
- πολύςmany 1
- τὶςsomeone 1
Named alongside itApposition
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἀργύριονsilver, money 1
What is done to itIt is the object
15 occurrences in 10 groups
- λαμβάνωto receive, to take 4
- Other words · 9 groups that occur once or twice (12) 12
Second object ofSecond object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἡγέομαιto consider, to lead 1
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- ὅςwho, which, that 1
- ὅστιςwhoever, whichever, whatever 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
8 occurrences in 3 groups
- εἰςto 5
- ἀπόfrom 4
- ἐνin 3
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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In the other Testament 1 word
- יְקָר yᵉqâr · H3366 · preciousness, honor, respect
- Hebrew יְקָר encompasses both material value/price and abstract honor/dignity, directly matching Greek τιμή's semantic range across monetary worth, precious objects, and esteem; both terms bridge the concrete-to-abstract spectrum of value attribution.
Semantic domains 4 entries
- Amount, price, cost57.161
- Matthew records that the prophecy was fulfilled, “AND THEY TOOK THE THIRTY PIECES OF SILVER, THE PRICE OF THE ONE WHOSE PRICE HAD BEEN SET by the sons of Israel” (Matthew 27:9).
- Compensation, pay, honorarium57.167
- Luke records that “for there was not a needy person among them, for all who were owners of land or houses would sell them and bring the proceeds of the sales” (Acts 4:34).
- Worth, value65.1
- Peter writes, “This precious value, then, is for you who believe; but for unbelievers, ‘A STONE WHICH THE BUILDERS REJECTED, THIS BECAME THE CHIEF CORNERSTONE’” (1 Peter 2:7).
- Honor, respect, status87.4
- John records that “Jesus Himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country” (John 4:44).
Word family 22 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Also from the root τίνω
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon τιμῆς, ἡ (from τίω, to estimate, honor, perfect passive τετιμαι), from Homer down, the…
1. a valuing by which the price is fixed; hence, the price" itself: of the price paid or received for a person or thing bought or sold, with a genitive of the person Mt 27:9; with a genitive of the thing, Acts 5:2f; plural, Acts 4:34; Acts 19:19; τιμή αἵματος, the price paid for killing, (cf. 'blood-money'), Mt 27:6; ἠγοράσθητε τιμῆς (not gratis, but) with a piece, i. e. (contextually, with emphasis) at a great price (Buttmann, § 132, 13; yet see Winer's Grammar, 595 (553)), 1 Cor 6:20 (here Vulg.magno pretio); ; ὠνεῖσθαι τιμῆς ἀργυρίου, to buy for a price reckoned in silver, i. e. for silver, Acts 7:16; thing prized (A. V. honor), Rev 21:24 (Rec.), 26.
2. honor which belongs or is shown to one: the honor of one who outranks others, pre-eminence, δόξα καί τιμή, Heb 2:7, Heb 2:9; 2 Pet 1:17; in the doxologies: τῷ Θεῷ (namely, ἔστω (cf. Buttmann, § 129, 22 Rem.)) τιμή or ἡ τιμή, 1 Tim 1:17; 1 Tim 6:16; Rev 5:13; Rev 7:12; Rev 19:1 Rec.; the honor which one has by reason of the rank and state of the office which he holds, Heb 5:4 (and often in Greek writings; cf. Bleek on Hebrews, the passage cited); veneration: διδόναι, λαβεῖν, τιμήν, Rev 4:9, Rev 4:11; Rev 5:12; deference, reverence, Rom 12:10; Rom 13:7; 1 Tim 5:17; 1 Tim 6:1; honor appearing in the rewards of the future life, Rom 2:7, Rom 2:10; 1 Pet 1:7; praise of which one is judged worthy, 1 Pet 2:7 (here R. V. text preciousness (cf. 1 above)); mark of honor, πολλαῖς τιμαῖς τιμᾶν τινα, Acts 28:10; universally in phrases: ἐν τιμή, honorably, 1 Thess 4:4 (on this passive see κτάομαι); οὐκ ἐν τιμή τίνι, not in any honor, i. e. worthy of no honor, Col 2:23 (others, value; see πλησμονή); εἰς τιμήν, Rom 9:21; 2 Tim 2:20f (on these passages, see σκεῦος, 1); περιτιθεναι τίνι τιμήν, 1 Cor 12:23 (see περιτίθημι, b.); τιμήν ἀπονέμειν τίνι, to show honor to one, 1 Pet 3:7; διδόναι τιμήν, 1 Cor 12:24; ἔχειν τιμήν, to have honor, be honored, Jn 4:44; Heb 3:3.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 3 entries
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.
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