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Strong's #514 - ἄξιος
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- weighing, having weight, having the weight of another thing of like value, worth as much
- befitting, congruous, corresponding to a thing
- of one who has merited anything worthy
- both in a good and a bad sense
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ἄξιος, ία, ιον
(ος, ον Nonn. D. 8.314), for Αγ-τιος,
counterbalancing, cf. ἄγω v1:
ἄξιος, ἄξια, ἄξιον (from ἄγω, ἄξω; therefore properly, drawing down the scale; hence)
a. weighing, having weight; with a genitive having the weight of (weighing as much as) another thing, of like value, worth as much: βῶς ἄξιος, Homer, Iliad 23, 885; with the genitive of price (Winer's Grammar, 206 (194)), as ἄξιος δέκα μνῶν, common in Attic writings; πᾶν τίμιον οὐκ ἄξιον αὐτῆς (σοφίας) ἐστι, Proverbs 3:15; Proverbs 8:11; οὐκ ἐστι σταθμός πᾶς ἄξιος ψυχῆς, Sir. 26:15; οὐκ ἄξια πρός τήν ... δόξαν are of no weight in comparison with the glory, i. e. are not to be put on an equality with the glory, Romans 8:18; cf. Fritzsche at the passage and Winers Grammar, 405 (378); (Buttmann, 340 (292)).
b. befitting, congruous, corresponding, τίνος, to a thing: τῆς μετανοίας, Matthew 3:8; Luke 3:8; Acts 26:20; ἄξια ὧν ἐπράξαμεν, Luke 23:41. ἄξιον ἐστι it is befitting: α. it is meet, 2 Thessalonians 1:3 (4 Macc. 17:8); β. it is worth the while, followed by τοῦ with an accusative and an infinitive, 1 Corinthians 16:4; — (in both senses very common in Greek writings from Homer and Herodotus down, and often with ἐστι omitted).
c. of one who has merited anything, worthy — both in a good reference and a bad; α. in a good sense; with a genitive of the thing: Matthew 10:10; Luke 7:4; (Luke 10:7); Acts 13:46; 1 Timothy 1:15; 1 Timothy 4:9; 1 Timothy 5:18; 1 Timothy 6:1. followed by the aorist infinitive: Luke 15:19, 21; Acts 13:25; Revelation 4:11; Revelation 5:2, 4, 9, 12; followed by ἵνα: John 1:27 (ἵνα λύσω, a construction somewhat rare; cf. Dem. pro cor., p. 279, 9 ἀξιουν, ἵνα βοηθήσῃ ((dubious); see under the word ἵνα, II. 2 at the beginning and c.)); followed by ὅς with a finite verb (like Latindignus,qui): Luke 7:4 (Buttmann, 229 (198)). It stands alone, but so that the context makes it plain of what one is said to be worthy: Matthew 10:11 (to lodge with); Matthew 10:13 (namely, τῆς εἰρήνης); Matthew 22:8 (namely, of the favor of an invitation); Revelation 3:4 (namely, to walk with me, clothed in white), with a genitive of the person — worthy of one's fellowship, and of the blessings connected with it: Matthew 10:37; Hebrews 11:38 (τοῦ θεοῦ, Sap. iii. 5; Ignatius ad Eph. 2 [ET]). β. in a bad sense; with a genitive of the thing: πληγῶν, Luke 12:48; θανάτου, Luke 23:15; Acts (Acts 23:29);
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ἄξιος , -α , -ον
(< ἄγω , in sense, to weigh),
[in LXX for H1121 (Deuteronomy 25:2), H4392, H7737; freq. in Wis, 2Mac;]
1. Part One:
(a) of weight, worth (often c. gen., cf. Pr 315, 811), seq. πρός : Romans 8:18 (v. Field, Notes, 157);
(b) befitting, meet: c. gen., Matthew 3:8, Luke 3:8; Luke 23:41, Acts 26:20, 1 Corinthians 16:4 (v. M, Pr., 216); absol., 2 Thessalonians 1:3;
(c) of persons, worthy;
2. Part Two
( α ) in good sense: c. gen. rei, Matthew 10:10, Luke 7:4; Luke 10:7, Acts 13:46, 1 Timothy 1:15; 1 Timothy 4:9; 1 Timothy 5:18; 1 Timothy 6:1; c. aor. inf. (v. M, Pr., 203): Luke 15:19; Luke 15:21, Acts 13:25, Revelation 4:11; Revelation 5:2; Revelation 5:4; Revelation 5:9; Revelation 5:12; seq. ἵνα : John 1:27; ἅς , Luke 7:4; absol., but of what understood: Matthew 10:11; Matthew 10:13; Matthew 22:8, Revelation 3:4; c. gen. pers., Matthew 10:37-38, Hebrews 11:38;
( β ) in bad sense; c. gen. rei, Luke 12:48; Luke 23:15, Acts 23:29; Acts 25:11; Acts 25:25; Acts 26:31, Romans 1:32; absol., Revelation 16:6 (MM, VGT, s.v.).†
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ἄξιος appears with infin. in BGU IV. 1141.15 (B.C. 14) ἐγὼ μἐν οὺ δοκῶι ἄξιος εἶναι ὑβρίζεσθαι. For the absolute use (as Matthew 10:11; Matthew 10:13) see P Petr II. 15 (3).8 (B.C. 241–39) τοῦτο δὲ ποιήσας εὐχαριστήσεις ἡμῖν κ [αὶ ?] ἄξιος γάρ ἐστιν ὁ ἄνθρωπος ἐν χρείαι [ . . . where the editor translates, ";By doing this you will oblige us, [. .] for the man is worthy of it, [but] in need—."; The sense of ";worth,"; ";value,"; is illustrated by P Lille I. 6.9 (iii/B.C.), where a certain Petesuchos complains that robbers ἐξέδυσαν χιτῶνα ἄχιον (δραχμὰς) ς ̄ ";a tunic worth six drachmas."; So the fem. became a noun = ";value"; : BGU IV. 1118.40 (B.C. 22) πείθεσθαι περὶ τῆς τούτω ̣ν ̣ ἀξίας, ib. 1126.14 (B.C. 8) ἐκτίνιν τὴν ἑκάστου ἀξίαν πλὴν συμφανοῦς ἀπ [ωλείας ]. For ἀξίως τοῦ θεοῦ (as in 1 Thessalonians 2:12, 3 John 1:6 etc.) see Deissmann BS p. 248 f., who shows that ";the formula was a very popular one in Pergamus (and doubtless also in other localities)."; He cites five inscrr., as Perg I. 248.7 ff. (ii/B.C.), where Athenaios, a priest of Dionysios and Sabazius, is extolled as συ [ν ]τετελεκότος τὰ ἱερὰ. . . εὐσεβῶς [μ ]ὲγ καὶ ἀξίως τοῦ θεοῦ. We may add Magn 33.30 (Gounos in Thessaly, iii/B.C.) ἀξίως [τ ]ῆ [ς ] θ [ε ]ᾶς, ib. 85.10 f. (Tralles) ἀξίως τῆς τε Ἀρτέμιδος. . . καὶ [τοῦ ] . . δήμου, and Priene 119.15 (end of i/B.C.) πομπεύσας τῇ προστάτιδι τῆς ] πόλεως Ἀθηνᾶι τῆς θεᾶς ἀξί [ως ]. So P Petr II. 13 (19).4 (c. B.C. 252) (= Witkowski,.2 p. 18) οὐ ] μὴν οὐδὲν ἐμοὶ [ἔσται με ]ῖζον ἢ σοῦ προστατῆσα [ι τὸν ] ἐ [π ]ίλοιπον βίον, ἀξίως [μὲ ]ν σοῦ, ἀξίως δ᾽ ἐμοῦ, where the dependent gen. is neither divine nor a community, but has the dignity characteristic of the pietas of this charming letter. A combination may be seen in the letter of Aline to her husband, P Giss I. 20.24 (ii/A.D.), following the citation under ἀξιόω below, ι ̣̓́να ἀξίως σοῦ καὶ τῶν θεῶν ἀόκνως προσέλθῃ. The word survives in MGr.
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