ἄξιος, -a, -ov, (fr. ἄγω, ἄξω ; therefore prop. drawing down the scale; hence) a. weighing, having weight; with a gen. having the weight of (weighing as much as) another thing, of like value, worth as much: Bods ἄξιος, Hom. II. 23, 885; with gen. of price [W. 206 (194)], as ἄξ. δέκα μνῶν, common in Attic writ.; πᾶν τίμιον οὐκ ἄξιον αὐτῆς (σοφίας) ἐστι, Prov. iii. 15; viii. 11; οὐκ ἔστι σταθμὸς πᾶς ἄξιος ἐγκρατοῦς ψυχῆς, Sir. xxvi. 15; οὐκ ἄξια πρὸς τ. δόξαν are of no weight in comparison with the glory, i. 6. are not to be put on an equality with the glory, Ro. viii. 18; ef. Fritzsche ad loc. and W. 405 (378); [B. 540 (292)]. Ὁ. befitting, congruous, corresponding, τινός, to a thing: τῆς μετανοίας, Mt. iii. 8; Lk. iii. 8; Acts xxvi. 20; ἄξια ὧν ἐπράξαμεν, Lk. xxiii. 41. ἄξιόν ἐστι it is befitting: a. it is meet, 2 Th. i. 3 (4 Mace. xvii. 8); B. it is worth the while, foll. by τοῦ with ace. and inf., 1 Co. xvi. 4;— (in both senses very com. in Grk. writ. fr. Hom. and Hdt. down, and often with ἐστί omitted). c. of one who has merited anything, worthy, — both in a good reference and a bad; a. ἰπ ἃ good sense; with a gen. of the thing: Mt. x. 10; Lk. vii.4; [x. 7]; Acts xiii. 46; 1 Tim.i. 15; iv. 9; v. 18; vi.1. foll. by the aor. inf.: Lk. xv. 19, 21; Acts xiii. 25; Rev. iv. 11; v. 2,4,9,12; foll. by ἵνα : Jn. i. 27 (wa λύσω, a construction somewhat rare; cf. Dem. pro cor. p. 279, 9 ἀξιοῦν, iva βοηθήσῃ [ (dubious) ; see s. v. iva, Il. 2 init. and c.]) ; foll. by ὅς with a finite verb (like Lat. dignus, qui): Lk. vii. 4 [B. 229 (198)]. It stands alone, but so that the context makes it plain of what one is said to be worthy: Mt. x. 11 (to lodge with); Mt. x. 13 (sc. τῆς εἰρήνης) ; Mt. xxii. 8 (se. of the favor of an invitation); Rev. iii. 4 (sc. to walk with me, clothed in white). with a gen. of the person, — worthy of one’s fellowship, and of the blessings connected with it: Mt. x. 37 sq-; Heb. xi. 38, (rod θεοῦ, Sap. iii.5; Ignat. ad Eph. 2). β. ina bad sense; with a gen. of the thing: πληγῶν, Lk. xii. 48; θανάτου, Lk. xxiii. 15; Acts [xxiii 29]; xxv. 11, [25]; xxvi. 31; Ro. i. 32; absol.: Rev. xvi. 6 (se. to drink blood).

ἄξιος axios 41x

pr. of equal value; worthy, estimable, Mt. 10:11, 13; worthy of, deserving, either good or evil, Mt. 10:10; correspondent to, Mt. 3:8; Lk. 3:8; Acts 26:20; comparable, countervailing, Rom. 8:18; suitable, due, Lk. 23:41

ἄξιος, -α, -ον

(< ἄγω, in sense, to weigh), [in LXX for בֵּן (De 25:2), מָלֵא, שָׁוָה; freq. in Wis, II Mac;]

of weight, worth (often c. gen., cf. Pr 3:15 8:11), seq. πρός: Ro 8:18 (v. Field, Notes, 157);

befitting, meet: c. gen., Mt 3:8, Lk 3:8 23:41, Ac 26:20, I Co 16:4 (v. M, Pr., 216); absol., II Th 1:3;

of persons, worthy; in good sense: c. gen. rei, Mt 10:10, Lk 7:4 10:7, Ac 13:46, I Ti 1:15 4:9 5:18 6:1; c. aor. inf. (v. M, Pr., 203): Lk 15:19, 21, Ac 13:25, Re 4:11 5:2, 4, 9, 12; seq. ἵνα: Jo 1:27; ὅς, Lk 7:4; absol., but of what understood: Mt 10:11, 13 22:8, Re 3:4; c. gen. pers., Mt 10:37, 38, He 11:38;

in bad sense; c. gen. rei, Lk 12:48 23:15, Ac 23:29 25:11, 25 26:31, Ro 1:32; absol., Re 16:6 (MM, VGT, s.v.).†

ἄξιος φοβεῖσθαι καὶ σέβεσθαι τὸ ἱερόν, the editors translate ‘or old.” P Oxy IT. 237}}:81. (a,b, 186) ὅπερ οὐ καλῶς ἐνδέχεται εἰ μὴ ἄνωθεν γένοιτο ἀντίγραφα, ‘this cannot be done adequately unless copies are made from the beginning” (Edd.). In P Oxy IV. 718% (a.p. 180-92) ἔτι δὲ ἄνῳβ[ε]ν τῶν δημοσίων ἀποδιδομένων, the editors translate ‘although the imposts have for years been paid.” But ‘‘ completely,” “from the beginning” may equally be the sense of ἄνωθεν : cf. 2. 745. 8. (c, A.D. 1) pl}. - Jvel.]- aL. . Jva ἄνωθεν γείνηται πάντα καὶ πάλιν ἑατοὺς ἀνασκευάζωμε[ν] μὴ οὔσης Χρήας, ‘‘in order that everything may not be completely . . . and we go bankrupt again without any necessity” (Edd.). In BGU II. 595° (a.p. 70-80) the meaning ‘‘ again,” ““a second time,” seems best to suit the context. A certain Sochotes, wishing to repay a loan, did not find his creditor— τοῦ δὲ σὲ μὴι εὑρεθῆναι ἀποδέδωκε αὐτὰς ἄνωθον (for ἄνωθεν) ἵνα φιλάνθρωπον εἰς δύο τόπους μὴι χορηγῆι, where Lietzmann (Gv. Pag. p. 14) understands by φιλάνθρωπον a gratuity: ‘‘S. has once paid it and would have to pay it again, if he went back home with the borrowed money; therefore he returns it immediately.” Other examples of the word are CPR 179 (i/A.D.) καθὼς ἄνωθεν εἴθιστο, P Tebt II. 298% (A.D. 107) ἀκολούθως τῇ ἄν[ωθ]εν συνηθείᾳ, BGU IV. 1074? (iii/A.D.) τοῖς ἄνωθεν προγόνοις, and P Oxy IX. 12044 (A.D. 299) δεδέηται τῆς θείας τύχης ἔτι ἄνωθεν τῶν δεσποτῶν ἡμῶν. The usage of the inscriptions follows on similar lines. Dittenberger (Sy// III. p. 256) enumerates three meanings—(1) de swfero 537° ἐπεργάσεται ὀρθὸν καὶ ὁμαλὲς ἄνωθεν, (2) antiguztus 9298! νόμοις γὰρ ἱεροῖς... ἄνωθεν διεκεκώλυτο ἵνα μηθείς KTA., (3) aer2200 732" γενηθεὶς δὲ] καὶ παραίτιος τῆς ἄνωθεν συλλογῆς, a decree of i/B.C. referring to the revival of certain sacred practices which had ceased for some time.

ἄξιος (axios) — worthy. ἄξιος, ία, ιον (ος, ον [Refs 4th c.AD+] counterbalancing,[Refs]: hence properly weighing as much, of like value, worth as much as, with genitive, βοὸς ἄ.[Refs 8th c.BC+]; νῦν δ᾽ οὐδ᾽ ἑνὸς ἄξιοί εἰμεν Ἕκτορος we are not—all together—worth one Hector,[Refs 8th c.BC+]; so πολλοῦ ἄ. worth much, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; παντός, τοῦ παντὸς ἄ., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; παντὸς ἄ., with infinitive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; λόγου ἄ., ={ἀξιόλογος}, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σπουδῆς, μνήμης ἄ., [Refs 6th c.BC+]; μείονος, ἐλάττονος ἄ., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also εἰς ὀγδοήκοντα μνᾶς ἄ. worth up to a sum of.., [Refs 4th c.BC+]

2. with dative person, σοὶ δ᾽ ἄξιόν ἐστιν ἀμοιβῆς 'tis worth a return to thee, i.e. will bring thee a return, [Refs 8th c.BC+]

3. absolutely, worthy, goodly, ἄξια δῶρα[Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἄ. ὦνος a goodly price, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὅθεν κέ τοι ἄξιον ἄλφοι it would bring thee a good price,[Refs 5th c.BC+]

3. b in Attic dialect in an exactly opposite sense, 'good value for the money', i.e. cheap, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: comparative,[Refs 5th c.BC+]

4. deserved, meet, due, δίκη[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἄξια δράσας ἄξια πάσχων fit suffering for fit deeds, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

5. of persons, οἱ ἑωυτοῦ ἄξιοι those of one's own rank, his peers, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

6. sufficient for, with genitive, ἄ. τοῦ πολέμου τὰ χρήματα[Refs 4th c.BC+]

7. αἰδοῦς ἀξίαν.. τὴν προθυμίαν μᾶλλον ἢ θράσους more like modesty than rashness, [Refs 4th c.BC+]

II. after [Refs 8th c.BC+], in moral relation, worthy, estimable, of persons and things, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐδὲν ἀξία nothing worth, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II.2. worthy of, deserving, mostly with genitive of things, ἄξιον φυγῆς, ἄξια στεναγμάτων, γέλωτος, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II.2. b with genitive of things et dative person, ἡμῖν δ᾽ Ἀχιλλεὺς ἄξιος τιμῆς is worthy of honour at our hands, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II.3. with infinitive, Προθοήνορος ἀντὶ πεφάσθαι ἄ. worthy to be killed instead of him, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἄξιοι δουλεύειν only fit to be slaves, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II.3. b ἄξιός εἰμι, like{δίκαιός εἰμι}, I deserve to.., ἄξιός εἰμι πληγὰς λαβεῖν[Refs 5th c.BC+]: absolutely, the infinitive being supplied, authorized to act, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἄ. γάρ, emphatically, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II.3. c later ἄ. ἵνα[NT]

II.4. ἄξιόν [ἐστι] 'tis meet, fit, due, ἄξιον εἶναι τρεῖς ἑνὸς ἀντὶ πεφάσθαι[Refs 8th c.BC+]: later with future infinitive, ἄ. διαπορήσειν[Refs 1st c.BC+]in D.[Refs]

II.4. b with dative person et infinitive, τῇ πόλει γὰρ ἄξιον ξυλλαβεῖν τὸν νο̄ρα 'tis meet for the city, is worth her while.., [Refs 5th c.BC+] that it was not meet for him.., [Refs]

II.4. c the infinitive is sometimes omitted, ἄξιον γὰρ Ἑλλάδι 'tis meet in the eyes of Hellas [so to do], [Refs 5th c.BC+]; and sometimes the dative, ἄξιόν ἐστι operae pretium est, it is worth while, ἐνθυμηθῆναι[Refs 5th c.BC+]

III. adverb ἀξίως, with genitive, ἐμάχοντο ἀξίως λόγου[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. τοῦ θεοῦ, τῆς θεᾶς, [NT+5th c.BC+]; κολάσετε ἀξίως as they deserve, [Refs 5th c.BC+]