Valued/honored
ἔντιμοςStrong’s G1784entimos
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Entimos is the Greek word usually translated “precious”, “valued highly” and “more honorable”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“And a certain centurion’s servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die.”
Meaning
Usually translated “precious”, “valued highly” and “more honorable”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- precious 2
- valued highly 1
- more honorable 1
- in honor 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 2
- 1 Peter 2
- Philippians 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 14:8When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;
- Philippians 2:29Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness; and hold such in reputation:
- 1 Peter 2:4To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,
- 1 Peter 2:6Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.
Greek dictionary
ἔντιμος entimos · valued/honored
ἔντιμος, -ον (τιμή), [in LXX for חוֹר, etc. ;] honoured, prized, precious: of persons, Luk.7:2, Php.2:29; compar., Luk.14:8; of things, metaphorically, λίθος, 1Pe.2:4 2:6" (LXX) .† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “precious” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PRE'CIOUS, adjective
[Latin pretiosus, from pretium, price. See Praise.]
- Of great price; costly; as a precious stone.
- Of great value or worth; very valuable.“She is more precious than rubies” Proverbs 3:15
- Highly valued; much esteemed.“The word of the Lord was precious in those days; there was no open vision” 1 Samuel 3:1
- Worthless; in irony and contempt.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.