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Strong's #5093 - τίμιος
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- as of great price, precious
- held in honour, esteemed, especially dear
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τίμι-ος [ τῑ], α, ον,
Pl. Prt. 347c, al.; also ος, ον S. Ant. 948 (lyr.), Arist. Pol. 1283a36, Opp. H. 2.651: (τιμή): —
valued, I held in honour, worthy, ὅδε πᾶσι φίλος καὶ τ. ἐστι Od. 10.38, cf. Sapph. 10, 105, Alc. 49, Hdt. 9.71, etc.; ἄνδρα τ. A. Ch. 556; γενεᾷ τίμιος [Δανάη ] S. l.c.; τίμιοι ἐν τῇ πόλει Pl. Lg. 829d; νηὸν.. πᾶσιν μάλα τ. ἀνθρώποισι h.Ap. 483, cf. Hes. Fr. 134.7, etc.: freq. in Comp. and Sup., τιμιώταται θεῶν A. Eu. 967 (lyr.); πασῶν Ἀθῆναι -ωτάτη πόλις S. OC 108; -ώτερον ἐπιστήμη ὀρθῆς δόξης ἐστί Pl. Men. 98a; as form of address, -ώτατε Dsc. Eup. 1 Prooem.; τῷ -ωτάτῳ χαίρειν Luc. Sat. 2.25, A.D. Synt. 41.2, Sammelb. 7347.29 (ii A.D.), etc.
II of things, valuable, prized, οὐδὲν κτῆμα -ώτερον S. Ant. 702, cf. E. Alc. 301, Ph. 439 (Sup.), Revelation 17:4.
2. of high price, costly, dear, Hdt. 3.23 (Sup.), 8.105 (Comp.), Lys. 22.8, Pl. Euthd. 304b, Prt. 347c, Thphr. Lap. 18 (Sup.); πωλεῖται τίμιος is sold dearly, ib. 31; τίμιον ἀγοράζειν PCair.Zen. 160.10 (iii B.C.); χρυσίον ὅταν πολὺ παραφανῇ, τὸ ἀργύριον -ώτερον ποιεῖ X. Vect. 4.10: Comp. -έστερος dub. in PCair.Zen. 375.13 (iii B.C.). Adv. -ίως, πρίασθαι Lyd. Mag. 3.35.
3. conferring honour, honourable, τιμία ἕδρα a seat of honour, A. Eu. 854, cf. Th. 241 (lyr.); τ. γέρας an honourable privilege, Id. Supp. 986; οὑπιρρέων γὰρ -ώτερος χρόνος ἔσται πολίταις more full of honour, Id. Eu. 853; -ωτέρα χώρα a higher place, X. Cyr. 8.4.10; δῶρα Id. An. 1.2.27: τὰ τίμια, = τιμαί, Pi. Fr. 221 (cj.), SIG 659.8 (Delph., ii B.C.), al., Plb. 6.9.8, Supp.Epigr. 3.468.10, al. (Thess., i B.C.); τὰ τ. τῶν ἱερῶν OGI 90.33 (Rosetta, ii B.C.); also in sg., SIG 591.6 (Lampsacus, ii B.C.); τὰ -ώτατα, = τὰ φίλτατα, D. 18.215; αἱ καλούμεναι τίμιαι τέσσαρες τέχναι Zos.Alch.p.239 B.
τίμιος, τίμια, τίμιον (τιμή), from Homer down;
a. properly, held as of great price, i. e. precious: λίθος, Revelation 17:4; Revelation 18:12, 16; Revelation 21:19; plural 1 Corinthians 3:12 (R. V. costly stones); comparitive τιμιωτερος, 1 Peter 1:7 Rec.; superlative τιμιωτατος, Revelation 18:12; Revelation 21:11.
b. metaphorically, held in honor, esteemed, especially dear: Hebrews 13:4; τίνι, to one, Acts 5:34; Acts 20:24 (here with a genitive also, according to the text of T Tr WH (οὐδενός λόγου etc. not worth a word; cf. Meyer at the passage)); καρπός τῆς γῆς, James 5:7; αἷμα, 1 Peter 1:19; ἐπαγγέλματα, 2 Peter 1:4.
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τίμιος , -α , -ον
(< τιμή ),
[in LXX chiefly for H3368;]
valued, hence,
(a) precious, costly, highly valued: primarily, of money value, λίθος , Revelation 17:4; Revelation 18:12; Revelation 18:16; Revelation 21:19; pl., 1 Corinthians 3:12; compar., -ώτεφος , 1 Peter 1:7, Rec.; superl., -ώτατος , Revelation 18:12; Revelation 21:11; in extended sense, καρπός , James 5:7; αἷμα , 1 Peter 1:19; ἐπαγγέλματα , 2 Peter 1:4;
(b) held in honour, honoured, esteemed worthy: c. dat., Acts 5:34; ὁ γάμος , Hebrews 13:4; ψυχή , Acts 20:24 (where τ . is pleonastic, v. Page, in l).†
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