ἀξίως
axíōs · G516 · Greek · 6 occurrences
Meanings
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worthy, comparable, of comparable value, worthily
Pertaining to having a relatively high degree of comparable merit or worth
ExamplesPhilippians 1:27 Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or remain absent, I will hear about you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;
Colossians 1:10 so that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;
1 Thessalonians 2:12 so that you would walk in a manner worthy of the God who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.
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proper, properly, fitting, worthy of, correspond to
Pertaining to being fitting or proper in corresponding to what should be expected
ExamplesRomans 16:2 that you receive her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints, and that you help her in whatever matter she may have need of you; for she herself has also been a helper of many, and of myself as well.
Ephesians 4:1 Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called,
3 John 1:6 and they have testified to your love before the church. You will do well to send them on their way in a manner worthy of God.
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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Near synonyms 1 word
- καλῶς kalōs · G2573 · good, fine, praiseworthy
- Adverb meaning 'well, rightly, fitly' – overlaps with ἀξίως in expressing fitting or proper manner of conduct, though καλῶς emphasizes goodness/excellence while ἀξίως emphasizes worthiness/suitability.
Semantic domains 2 entries
- Worthy, comparable, of comparable value, worthily65.17
- In Ephesians 4:1, Paul urges believers “to walk in a manner worthy (axíōs) of the calling with which you have been called,” describing conduct that measures up to the value of what they received.
- Proper, properly, fitting, worthy of, correspond to66.6
- In Colossians 1:10, Paul prays that believers “will walk in a manner worthy (axíōs) of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work,” describing conduct that properly corresponds to who the Lord is.
Word family 6 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon adverb, suitably; worthily, in a manner worthy of: with the genitive, Rom 16:2; Phm 1:27;…
Topical studies with this word 2 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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