Honor
τιμήStrong’s G5092timē
Appears in 42 verses of the New Testament
In short
Timē is the Greek word usually translated “honor”, “proceeds” and “price”. It appears in 42 verses of the New Testament.
“Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.”
Meaning
Usually translated “honor”, “proceeds” and “price”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- honor 29
- proceeds 3
- price 2
- with a price 2
- with honor 2
- for a sum 1
- prices 1
- honors 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 8
- Acts 6
- Romans 5
- 1 Corinthians 4
- 1 Timothy 4
- Hebrews 4
13 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Timothy 5:17In contextLet the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.
- 1 Timothy 6:1In contextLet as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed.
- 1 Timothy 6:16In contextWho only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.
- 2 Peter 1:17In contextFor he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
- Matthew 27:6And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.
- Matthew 27:9Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value;
All 42 verses, by book
Greek dictionary
τιμή timē · honor
τιμή, -ῆς, ἡ [in LXX for עֵרֶךְ, יְקָר, etc. ;] a valuing, hence, objectively; 1. a price paid or received: with genitive of person(s), Mat.27:9; with genitive of thing(s), Act.5:2-3; pl., Act.4:34 19:19; τ. αἵματος, Mat.27:6; ἠγοράσθητε τιμῆς, 1Co.6:20 7:23; ὠνεῖσθαι τιμῆς ἀργυρίου, Act.7:16. …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “honor” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
HON'OR, noun
on'or. [Latin honor honos.]
- The esteem due or paid to worth; high estimation.
- A testimony of esteem; any expression of respect or of high estimation by words or actions; as the honors of war; military honors; funeral honors; civil honors.
- Dignity; exalted rank or place; distinction.“I have given thee riches and honor” 1 Kings 3:13“Thou art clothed with honor and majesty” Psalms 104:1
- Reverence; veneration; or any act by which reverence and submission are expressed, as worship paid to the Supreme Being.
All definitions and other forms of “honor”
- Reputation; good name; as, his honor is unsullied.
- True nobleness of mind; magnanimity; dignified respect for character, springing from probity, principle or moral rectitude; a distinguishing trait in the character of good men.
- An assumed appearance of nobleness; scorn of meanness, springing from the fear of reproach, without regard to principle; as, shall I violate my trust? Forbid it, honor
- Any particular virtue much valued; as bravery in men, and chastity in females.
- Dignity of mien; noble appearance.
- That which honors; he or that which confers dignity; as, the chancellor is an honor to his profession.
- Privileges of rank or birth; in the plural.
- Civilities paid.
- That which adorns; ornament; decoration.
- A noble kind of seignory or lordship, held of the king in capite.
HON'OR, verb intransitive
on'or. [Latin honoro.]
- To revere; to respect; to treat with deference and submission, and perform relative duties to.
- To reverence; to manifest the highest veneration for, in words and actions; to entertain the most exalted thoughts of; to worship; to adore.
- To dignify; to raise to distinction or notice; to elevate in rank or station; to exalt.“Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honor” Esther 6:9
- To glorify; to render illustrious.“I will be honored upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host” Exodus 14:4
- To treat with due civility and respect in the ordinary intercourse of life.
- In commerce, to accept and pay when due; as, to honor a bill of exchange.
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.