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τιμάω

To honor

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τιμάω G5091
Pronunciation timáō

What does τιμάω (timáō) mean in the Bible?

τιμάω (timáō) is a Greek word meaning "to honor". τιμάω, -ῶ (τιμή), [in LXX for כָּבַד pi. Reveals relational unity between Father and Son. This term runs through the canonical themes of Messiah.

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Meaning

to honor
Extended definition

Honor that ascribes worth or value to someone, particularly obedience and respect toward authority figures.

(τιμή), [in LXX for כָּבַד pi., עָרַךְ hi., etc. ;]

1to fix the value, price: with accusative of person(s), of Christ, Mat.27:9 (LXX).
2to honour: with accusative of person(s), Mat.15:4 (LXX), Mat.15:5, 8" (LXX) Mat.19:19 (LXX), Mrk.7:6, 10 10:19, Luk.18:28" (LXX), Jhn.5:23 8:49 12:26, Eph.6:2" (LXX), 1Ti.5:3, 1Pe.2:17; πολλαῖς τιμαῖς, Act.28:10.
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Why This Word Matters
Reveals relational unity between Father and Son. 1 Timothy 5:3-16
Honor includes tangible care, not merely verbal respect.
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Present Future Perfect Aorist
Voices
Active Passive Middle
Imperative command or strong request 9×
Present Active Matt 15:4 · Matt 19:19 · Mark 7:10 · Mark 10:19 · Luke 18:20 · Eph 6:2 · 1 Tim 5:3 · 1 Pet 2:17 8×
Aorist Active 1 Pet 2:17 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 9×
Present Active Matt 15:8 · Mark 7:6 · John 5:23 · John 8:49 5×
Future Active Matt 15:6 · John 12:26 2×
Aorist Middle Matt 27:9 1×
Aorist Active Acts 28:10 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Perfect Passive Matt 27:9 1×
Present Active John 5:23 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Present Active John 5:23 1×
21 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 21 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 2 ongoing 5 prospective 2 imperative 9 subjunctive 1 participle 2
Tense
present 15 aorist 3 future 2 perfect 1
Voice
active 19 passive 1 middle 1
Mood
imperative 9 indicative 9 participle 2 subjunctive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 15:4 Τίμα present active imperative imperative Matthew 15:6 τιμήσει future active indicative prospective Matthew 15:8 τιμᾷ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 19:19 Τίμα present active imperative imperative Matthew 27:9 τετιμημένου perfect passive participle participle Matthew 27:9 ἐτιμήσαντο aorist middle indicative completed Mark 7:10 Τίμα present active imperative imperative Mark 7:6 τιμᾷ present active indicative ongoing Mark 10:19 Τίμα present active imperative imperative Luke 18:20 Τίμα present active imperative imperative John 5:23 τιμῶσι present active subjunctive subjunctive John 5:23 τιμῶσι present active indicative ongoing John 5:23 τιμῶν present active participle participle John 5:23 τιμᾷ present active indicative ongoing John 8:49 τιμῶ present active indicative ongoing John 12:26 τιμήσει future active indicative prospective Acts 28:10 ἐτίμησαν aorist active indicative completed Ephesians 6:2 τίμα present active imperative imperative 1 Timothy 5:3 τίμα present active imperative imperative 1 Peter 2:17 τιμήσατε aorist active imperative imperative 1 Peter 2:17 τιμᾶτε present active imperative imperative

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Canonical Themes
Messiah
Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

New Testament Witnesses
1 Timothy 5:3-16 honor timáō Imperative · Present Active
To show respect and provide material support.
Additional Occurrences
John 8:48-59 τιμάω timáō
to honor
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Ephesians 6 — Household Faithfulness and Standing Firm in the Armor of God John 5 — The Son Who Gives Life, Judges, and Is Witnessed by the Father Mark 7 — True Defilement and Boundary-Crossing Mercy Matthew 15 — Tradition, the Heart, Gentile Faith, and the Compassionate Bread of the Messiah Matthew 19 — Marriage from Creation, Children Received, Riches Renounced, and the Reward of Following Christ

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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