G1784: ἔντιμος (éntimos)

G1784 ἔντιμος (éntimos)

Greek

Quick Definition

ἔντιμος, ον Adj precious, honored, honorable

Strong's Definition

from 1722 and 5092; valued (figuratively)

KJV Usage: dear, more honourable, precious, in reputation

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

ἔντιμος (G1784)

adjc. | -ον | τιμάω

65.2 · Value · Valuable, Lacking in Value

valuable, precious pertaining to being of considerable value or worth

1PE 2:4 · 1PE 2:6

87.6 · Status · Honor or Respect in Relation to Status

honored, respected pertaining to high status, involving both honor and respect

LUK 7:2 · LUK 14:8 · PHP 2:29

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Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

ἔντιμος entimos 5x

honored, estimable, dear, Lk. 7:2; 14:8; Phil. 2:29; highly-valued, precious, costly, 1 Pet. 2:4, 6*

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

ἔντιμος, -ον

(< τιμή), [in LXX for חוֹר, etc. ;]

honoured, prized, precious: of persons, Lk 7:2, Phl 2:29; compar., Lk 14:8; of things, metaph., λίθος, I Pe 2:4, 6 (LXX).†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

ἔντιμος. In P Hamb I. 3115 (ii/aA.D) a certificate is granted to a retired soldier who had served for 26 years, and been discharged ἐντείμῳ ἀπολύσσει, ‘‘ with honourable release” : cf. for a similar use of the adv. with ἀπολελυμένος of an ““honourably discharged” veteran, P Oxy XII. 14718 (A.D. 81), 26. 1459* (A.D. 226), P Lond 9064 (A.D. 128) (ΞΞ 111. p. 108), BGU IV. 1021? (iii/A.p.), Pretstgke 424, while the magical BGU IV. 10264 (p. 25), ἔντιμος (2. —ov) ὡς Μιχαήλ, ἔνδοξας (/.—ov) [ὡς] Ταβριήλ, ‘ suggests,” as Dr. E. A. Abbott (CR xxxi. p. 153) has pointed out, “ἐᾷ connection between ἔντιμος and the military distinction of Michael, as contrasted with the peaceful glory of Gabriel.” These and similar exx. have led Abbott (z?¢ s.) to the conclusion that in Lk 7? the epithet ἔντιμος is almost certainly misplaced, and should be attached not to the ‘‘ servant” but to the ‘‘centurion” in the sense of ‘‘honourable.” This meaning suits all the other NT passages, where the > , €VTOS word occurs—Lk 148, Phil 225, 1 Pet 246 (see Hort’s note on 4). Syd 837 records the freeing of a female slave μηδενὶ μη]δὲν προσήκουσαν κατὰ τοὺς Αἰτωλῶν] νόμους ἰσοτελῆ καὶ ἔντειμον, and in the iii/A.D. Hadrumetum imprecatory tablet (BS, p. 274 ff.) after the invocation we have—* ἄκουσον τοῦ ὀνόματος ἐντίμου καὶ [φοβ]εροῦ καὶ μεγάλου καὶ ἄπελθε κτλ.

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

ἔντιμος (entimos) — valued/honored. ἔντῑμ-ος, ον, (τιμή),

1. of persons, in honour, honoured, opposed to ἄτιμος, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τινί by another, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with dative of things, honoured with, σπονδαῖς [Refs 5th c.BC+]; in office, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of men of high rank in Persia, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to ἄδοξοι, [Refs 4th c.BC+]

2. of things, τὰ θεῶν ἔ. what is honoured in their sight, their ordinances or attributes, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἔ. ποιῆσαι τὴν τέχνην hold it in honour, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἔργα - ότερα (opposed to ἀναγκαιότερα)[Refs]; χώρα ἔ. place of honour, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἔ. ἀπόλυσις, = Latin honesta missio, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]

3. adverb -μως, ἄγειν τι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἔχειν τι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also ἐ. ἔχειν to be in honour, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: superlative -ότατα[Refs 2nd c.AD+]; -μως ἀπολελυμένος, = Latin missus honesta missione, [Refs 1st c.AD+]

II. doing honour, honourable (to a person), λόγος [Refs 5th c.BC+]

III. valuable, highly valued, [χώρα] [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of currency, accepted in exchange, opposed to ἀδόκιμον, νόμισμα [Refs 5th c.BC+]