Precious
τίμιοςStrong’s G5093timios
Appears in 12 verses of the New Testament
In short
Timios is the Greek word usually translated “precious”, “most precious” and “honored”. It appears in 12 verses of the New Testament.
“Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.”
Meaning
Usually translated “precious”, “most precious” and “honored”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- precious 7
- most precious 2
- honored 1
- dear 1
- honorable 1
- by precious 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 5
- Acts 2
- 1 Corinthians 1
- Hebrews 1
- James 1
- 1 Peter 1
7 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Acts 5:34Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space;
- Acts 20:24But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
- 1 Corinthians 3:12Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;
- Hebrews 13:4Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.
- James 5:7Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.
- 1 Peter 1:19But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
Greek dictionary
τίμιος timios · precious
τίμιος, -α, -ον (τιμή), [in LXX chiefly for יָקָר ;] valued, hence, (a) precious, costly, highly valued: primarily, of money value, λίθος, Rev.17:4 18:12, 16 21:19; pl., 1Co.3:12; compar., -ώτεφος, 1Pe.1:7, Rec.; superl., -ώτατος, Rev.18:12 21:11; in extended sense, καρπός, Jas.5:7; αἷμα, 1Pe.1:19; ἐπαγγέλματα, 2Pe.1:4; (b) held in honour, honoured, esteemed worthy: with dative, Act.5:34; ὁ γάμος, Heb.13:4; ψυχή, Act.20:24 (where τ. is pleonastic, see Page, in l).† (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.