Greek · G5092 · unreviewed

τιμή

Honor

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τιμή G5092

Pronunciation timḗ

What does τιμή (timḗ) mean in the Bible?

τιμή (timḗ) is a Greek word meaning "honor". τιμή, -ῆς, ἡ [in LXX for עֵרֶךְ, יְקָר, etc. Faithful leadership deserves tangible affirmation, not mere verbal appreciation.

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Meaning

honor

Extended definition

Price paid for something or esteem shown to someone; the basis for valuing worth.

a valuing, hence, objectively;

1a price paid or received: with genitive of person(s), Mat.27:9; with genitive of thing(s), Act.5:2-3; pl., Act.4:34 19:19; τ. αἵματος, Mat.27:6; ἠγοράσθητε τιμῆς, 1Co.6:20 7:23; ὠνεῖσθαι τιμῆς ἀργυρίου, Act.7:16.

2esteem, honour: Rom.12:10 13:7, 1Co.12:23, 1Ti.5:17 6:1, Heb.5:4, 1Pe.2:7 (R, txt., preciousness, cf. Hort, in l), 1Pe.3:7; τ. διδόναι, 1Co.12:24; ἔχειν, Jhn.4:44, Heb.3:3; τ. καὶ δόξα (δ. κ. τ.), Rom.2:7, 10, 1Ti.1:17, Heb.2:7" (LXX), Heb.2:9, 1Pe.1:7, 2Pe.1:17, Rev.4:9, 11 5:12-13 7:12 21:26; τ. καὶ κράτος, 1Ti.6:16; εἰς τ., Rom.9:21, 2Ti.2:20-21; ἐν τ., Col.2:23; 1Th.4:4; by meton., of marks of honour, Act.28:10.

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Why This Word Matters

Faithful leadership deserves tangible affirmation, not mere verbal appreciation. 1 Timothy 5:17-25

Conduct toward authority reflects on God’s reputation. 1 Timothy 6:1-2

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 27:6 · Rom 2:10 · 1 Tim 1:17 · 1 Tim 6:16 · 1 Pet 2:7 · Rev 5:13 · Rev 7:12 7×

Genitive · Singular · Feminine Acts 5:2 · Acts 5:3 · Acts 7:16 · 1 Cor 6:20 · 1 Cor 7:23 · 1 Tim 5:17 · 1 Tim 6:1 7×

Dative · Singular · Feminine Rom 12:10 · Col 2:23 · 1 Thess 4:4 · Heb 2:7 · Heb 2:9 5×

Dative · Plural · Feminine Acts 28:10 1×

Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 27:9 · John 4:44 · Rom 2:7 · Rom 9:21 · Rom 13:7 · 1 Cor 12:23 · 1 Cor 12:24 · 2 Tim 2:20 · 2 Tim 2:21 · Heb 3:3 · Heb 5:4 · 1 Pet 1:7 · 1 Pet 3:7 · 2 Pet 1:17 · Rev 4:9 · Rev 4:11 19×

Accusative · Plural · Feminine Acts 4:34 · Acts 19:19 2×

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 5:17-25 honor timḗ Genitive · Singular · Feminine

Respect expressed in esteem and material support.

1 Timothy 6:1-2 respect timḗ Genitive · Singular · Feminine

Esteem expressed in attitude and action.

Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

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.

Acts 28 — Paul in Rome: The Kingdom Proclaimed Without Hindrance Matthew 27 — Jesus Condemned, Crucified, Dead, Buried, and Guarded Romans 12 — Living Sacrifices, Renewed Minds, Humble Service, and Love Without Hypocrisy Romans 13 — Submission to Governing Authorities, Love as the Fulfillment of the Law, and Life in the Light of the Coming Day

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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