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τιμή
timḗ · Greek · Strong's G5092 · 41 occurrences
The KJV renders 12 different Hebrew and Greek words as “honour”
What it means
a value, i.e. money paid, or (concretely and collectively) valuables; by analogy, esteem (especially of the highest degree), or the dignity itself
from G5099 (τίνω);
How the KJV renders it
honour, precious, price, some
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“honour”
“precious”
“price”
also renders yᵉqâr (H3366), keçeph (H3701), meker (H4377), ʻêrek (H6187), sâkâr (H7939)
Answers that weigh this word
- Does Colossians 2:16 abolish the Sabbath?
- What does Romans 14:5 mean about esteeming one day above another?
- What does Matthew 16:18 mean ('on this rock I will build my church')?
- Does the Bible teach predestination?
- Is the soul naturally immortal, or can it die?
- Does the Bible treat the body as a temple, and what follows from that?
Where it appears
41 occurrences in the Greek text, first 40 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 6:20 · N-GSF
for you were bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.
1 Corinthians 7:23 · N-GSF
You were bought with a price. Don’t become bondservants of men.
1 Corinthians 12:23 · N-ASF
Those parts of the body which we think to be less honorable, on those we bestow more abundant honor; and our unpresentable parts have more abundant modesty,
1 Corinthians 12:24 · N-ASF
while our presentable parts have no such need. But God composed the body together, giving more abundant honor to the inferior part,
1 Peter 1:7 · N-ASF
that the proof of your faith, which is more precious than gold that perishes, even though it is tested by fire, may be found to result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ—
1 Peter 2:7 · N-NSF
For you who believe therefore is the honor, but for those who are disobedient, “The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone,”
1 Peter 3:7 N-ASF1 Thessalonians 4:4 N-DSF1 Timothy 1:17 N-NSF1 Timothy 5:17 N-GSF1 Timothy 6:1 N-GSF1 Timothy 6:16 N-NSF2 Peter 1:17 N-ASF2 Timothy 2:20 N-ASF2 Timothy 2:21 N-ASFActs 4:34 N-APFActs 5:2 N-GSFActs 5:3 N-GSFActs 7:16 N-GSFActs 19:19 N-APFActs 28:10 N-DPFColossians 2:23 N-DSFHebrews 2:7 N-DSFHebrews 2:9 N-DSFHebrews 3:3 N-ASFHebrews 5:4 N-ASFJohn 4:44 N-ASFMatthew 27:6 N-NSFMatthew 27:9 N-ASFRevelation 4:9 N-ASFRevelation 4:11 N-ASFRevelation 5:12 N-ASFRevelation 5:13 N-NSFRevelation 7:12 N-NSFRevelation 21:26 N-ASFRomans 2:7 N-ASFRomans 2:10 N-NSFRomans 9:21 N-ASFRomans 12:10 N-DSFRomans 13:7 N-ASF
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