King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G5097
Transliteration: timōreō
Phonetic Spelling: (tim-o-reh'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to punish, avenge
Meaning: to punish, avenge
τιμωρέω, τιμώρω; 1 aorist passive ἐτιμωρήθην; (from τιμωρός, and this from τιμή and οὐρός, see θυρωρός); from Sophocles and Herodotus down; properly, to be a guardian or avenger of honor; hence,
Word Summary
timōreō: to punish, avenge
Original Word: τιμωρέωTransliteration: timōreō
Phonetic Spelling: (tim-o-reh'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to punish, avenge
Meaning: to punish, avenge
Strong's Concordance
punish. From a comparative of time and ouros (a guard); properly, to protect one's honor, i.e. To avenge (inflict a penalty) -- punish.
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5097: τιμωρέωτιμωρέω, τιμώρω; 1 aorist passive ἐτιμωρήθην; (from τιμωρός, and this from τιμή and οὐρός, see θυρωρός); from Sophocles and Herodotus down; properly, to be a guardian or avenger of honor; hence,
1. to succor, come to the help of:τίνι, one, Sophocles, Herodotus, Thucydides, others,
2. to avenge: τίνι, one, Herodotus, Xenophon, others.
3. in the N. T. τιμώρω τινα, to take vengeance on one, to punish: Acts 22:5; Acts 26:11 (Sophocles O. R. 107; in Greek writings the middle is more common in this sense).