ἀξιόω
axióō · G515 · Greek · 7 occurrences
Meanings
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to regard as worthy of, to consider as meriting, to regard as being valuable for
To consider something of a comparable merit or worth
ExamplesLuke 7:7 for that reason I did not even consider myself worthy to come to You; but just say the word, and my servant shall be healed.
2 Thessalonians 1:11 To this end also we pray for you always, that our God will consider you worthy of your calling, and fulfill every desire for goodness and the work of faith with power,
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.
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to choose, to decide in favor of, to prefer
To make a choice on the basis of greater worth
ExamplesActs 15:38 But Paul was of the opinion that they should not take along with them this man who had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not gone with them to the work.
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to desire, to want, to like
To desire something on the basis of its evident worth or value
ExamplesActs 28:22 “But we desire to hear from you what your views are; for regarding this sect, it is known to us that it is spoken against everywhere.”
How it’s used In 5 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
7 occurrences in 9 groups
- Other words · 9 groups that occur once or twice (9) 9
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
5 occurrences in 5 groups
- δόξαglory 1
- ἐμαυτοῦmyself 1
- ἀκούωto hear 1
- σύyou 1
- συμπαραλαμβάνωto take along 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- παράfrom, with, beside+ ΜωσεύςMoses 1
With adverbsAdverbs
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- οὐδέand not, nor, neither 1
What is done to itIt is the object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- δοκέωto think, to suppose, to seem 1
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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Semantic domains 3 entries
- To desire, to want, to like25.5
- In Acts 28:22, the Jewish leaders in Rome tell Paul, “we desire (axioũmen) to hear from you what your views are; for regarding this sect, it is known to us that it is spoken against everywhere,” expressing a wish to hear him out.
- To choose, to decide in favor of, to prefer30.95
- In Acts 15:38, “Paul was of the opinion (ēxíou) that they should not take along with them this man who had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not gone with them to the work,” describing a deliberate decision made in Mark's disfavor.
- To regard as worthy of, to consider as meriting, to regard as being valuable for65.18
- In Luke 7:7, the centurion sends word to Jesus, “for that reason I did not even consider myself worthy (ēxíōsa) to come to You; but just say the word, and my servant shall be healed,” describing a personal estimate of his own unworthiness.
Word family 6 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon ἀξιῶ; imperfect ἠξίουν; 1 aorist ἠξίωσα; passive, perfect ἠξιωμαι; 1 future ἀξιωθήσομαι;…
a. to think meet, fit, right: followed by an infinitive, Acts 15:38; Acts 28:22.
b. to judge worthy, deem deserving: τινα with an infinitive of the object, Lk 7:7; τινα τίνος, 2 Thess 1:11; passive with the genitive of the thing, 1 Tim 5:17; Heb 3:3; Heb 10:29. (Compare: καταξιόω.)
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.
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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