King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G5093
Transliteration: timios
Phonetic Spelling: (tim'-ee-os)
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: valued, precious
Meaning: valued, precious
τίμιος, τίμια, τίμιον (τιμή), from Homer down;
Word Summary
timios: valued, precious
Original Word: τίμιοςTransliteration: timios
Phonetic Spelling: (tim'-ee-os)
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: valued, precious
Meaning: valued, precious
Strong's Concordance
dear, honorable, preciousIncluding the comparative timioteros (tim-ee-o'-ter-os), and the superlative timiotatos (tim-ee-o'-tat-os) from time; valuable, i.e. (objectively) costly, or (subjectively) honored, esteemed, or (figuratively) beloved -- dear, honourable, (more, most) precious, had in reputation.
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5093: τίμιοςτίμιος, 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.