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ἄξιος

Deserving, comparable or suitable (as if drawing praise)

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ἄξιος G514

Pronunciation áxios

What does ἄξιος (áxios) mean in the Bible?

ἄξιος (áxios) is a Greek word meaning "deserving, comparable or suitable (as if drawing praise)". ἄξιος, -α, -ον (ἄγω, in sense, to weigh), [in LXX for בֵּן (Deu.

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Meaning

deserving, comparable or suitable (as if drawing praise)

Extended definition

Deserving or worthy based on merit or proportional value, demanding appropriate response or judgment.

(ἄγω, in sense, to weigh), [in LXX for בֵּן (Deu.25:2), מָלֵא, שָׁוָה; frequently in Wis, 2Mac ;]

1Part One

aof weight, worth (often with genitive, cf. Pr 315, 811), before πρός: Rom.8:18 (see Field, Notes, 157);

bbefitting, meet: with genitive, Mat.3:8, Luk.3:8 23:41, Act.26:20, 1Co.16:4 (see M, Pr., 216); absol., 2Th.1:3; __(with) of persons, worthy;

2Part Two __α in good sense: with genitive of thing(s), Mat.10:10, Luk.7:4 10:7, Act.13:46, 1Ti.1:15 4:9 5:18 6:1; with aor. inf. (see M, Pr., 203): Luk.15:19, 21, Act_13:25, Rev.4:11 5:2, 4 5:9, 12; before ἵνα: Jhn.1:27; ἅς, Luk.7:4; absol., but of what understood: Mat.10:11, 13 22:8, Rev.3:4; with genitive of person(s), Mat.10:37-38, Heb.11:38; __β in bad sense; with genitive of thing(s), Luk.12:48 23:15, Act.23:29 25:11, 25 26:31, Rom.1:32; absol., Rev.16:6 (MM, VGT, see word).

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Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 10:10 · Matt 10:11 · Matt 10:37 · Matt 10:38 · Luke 7:4 · Luke 10:7 · Luke 15:19 · Luke 15:21 · John 1:27 · Acts 13:25 · 1 Tim 1:15 · 1 Tim 4:9 · 1 Tim 5:18 · Heb 11:38 · Rev 4:11 · Rev 5:2 19×

Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 22:8 · Rom 1:32 · Rev 3:4 · Rev 16:6 4×

Nominative · Singular · Neuter Luke 23:15 · 1 Cor 16:4 · 2 Thess 1:3 · Rev 5:12 4×

Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 10:13 2×

Nominative · Plural · Neuter Rom 8:18 1×

Accusative · Singular · Neuter Acts 23:29 · Acts 25:11 · Acts 25:25 · Acts 26:31 4×

Accusative · Plural · Masculine Luke 3:8 · Acts 13:46 · 1 Tim 6:1 3×

Accusative · Plural · Neuter Luke 12:48 · Luke 23:41 · Acts 26:20 3×

Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 3:8 1×

Biblical Occurrences

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

Witnesses

Luke 23:39–43 ἄξια áxios

Worthy, deserved

Luke 3:7–14 ἀξίους áxios

Worthy, fitting

Luke 7:1–10 ἄξιος áxios

Worthy

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 25 — Paul Appeals to Caesar and Is Set Before Agrippa Luke 7 — The Compassionate Lord Who Heals, Raises, Confirms, and Forgives Matthew 10 — The Mission of the Twelve, Costly Witness, and Allegiance to Christ Matthew 3 — The Forerunner, the Kingdom, and the Beloved Son

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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