Lexical Definition
ἄξιος áxios (ax'-ee-os) worthy G:A
probably from ἄγω
due reward, meet, (un-)worthy.
- deserving, comparable or suitable (as if drawing praise)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ἄξιόσ | worthy | Matt.10.11 • Luke.7.4 |
| ἄξιόν | fitting | 2Thess.1.3 |
| worthy | Acts.26.31 • Rev.5.12 | |
| ἄξιοσ | worthy | Matt.10.10 • Matt.10.37 • Matt.10.37 • Matt.10.38 • Luke.10.7 • Luke.15.19 • Luke.15.21 • John.1.27 • Acts.13.25 • 1Tim.1.15 • 1Tim.4.9 • 1Tim.5.18 • Heb.11.38 • Rev.4.11 • Rev.5.2 • Rev.5.4 • Rev.5.9 |
| ἄξιον | suitable | 1Cor.16.4 |
| worthy | Matt.3.8 • Luke.23.15 • Acts.23.29 • Acts.25.11 • Acts.25.25 | |
| ἄξιοι | worthy | Matt.22.8 • Rom.1.32 |
| ἄξιοί | worthy | Rev.3.4 • Rev.16.6 |
| ἄξια | comparable | Rom.8.18 |
| worthy | Luke.12.48 • Luke.23.41 • Acts.26.20 | |
| ἀξίουσ | worthy | Luke.3.8 • Acts.13.46 • 1Tim.6.1 |
| ἀξία | worthy | Matt.10.13 • Matt.10.13 |
| αξιου | worth | LXX.1Chr.21.24 |
| αξίω | worth | LXX.1Chr.21.22 |
| αξίουσ | worthy | LXX.Job.30.1 |
| αξίου | worth | LXX.Gen.23.9 |
| άξιοσ | worthy | LXX.Deut.25.2 • LXX.Esth.7.4 |
| άξιον | worth | LXX.Prov.3.15 • LXX.Prov.8.11 |
| worthy | LXX.Mal.2.13 | |
| άξια | worth | LXX.Job.33.27 |
| άξιά | worthy to you | LXX.Job.11.6 |
Abbott-Smith
ἄξιος, -α, -ον (< ἄγω, in sense, to weigh), [in LXX for בֵּן (De 25:2), מָלֵא, שָׁוָה; freq. in Wis, II Mac;]
(a) of weight, worth (often c. gen., cf. Pr 3:15 8:11), seq. πρός: Ro 8:18 (v. Field, Notes, 157);
(b) 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;
(c) of persons, worthy;
α 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;
β 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.).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Deuteronomy | 25:2 |
| Proverbs | 3:15 · 8:11 |
| Matthew | 3:8 · 10:10 · 10:11 · 10:13 · 10:37 · 10:38 · 22:8 |
| Luke | 3:8 · 7:4 · 10:7 · 12:48 · 15:19 · 15:21 · 23:15 · 23:41 |
| John | 1:27 |
| Acts | 13:25 · 13:46 · 23:29 · 25:11 · 25:25 · 26:20 · 26:31 |
| Romans | 1:32 · 8:18 |
| 1 Corinthians | 16:4 |
| 2 Thessalonians | 1:3 |
| 1 Timothy | 1:15 · 4:9 · 5:18 · 6:1 |
| Hebrews | 11:38 |
| Revelation | 3:4 · 4:11 · 5:2 · 5:4 · 5:9 · 5:12 · 16:6 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
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, [ἄξιος ἔσται 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 23.562; βασιλεῖ ἂν πολλοῦ ἄξιοι γένοιντο 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 2.1.14. ">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+]
LSJ Scripture Refs: John.1.27 ☩ 1Thess.2.12