Lexical Definition

‎τιμάω‎ timáō (tim-ah'-o) to honor ^G:V
from ‎τίμιος‎

honour, value.

• to prize, i.e. fix a valuation upon
• by implication, to revere

Abbott-Smith

τιμάω, -ῶ (< τιμή), [in LXX for כָּבַד pi., עָרַךְ hi., etc. ;]
1. to fix the value, price: c. acc pers., of Christ, Mt 27:9 (LXX).
2. to honour: c. acc pers., Mt 15:4 (LXX), Mt 15:5, 8 (LXX) Mt 19:19 (LXX), Mk 7:6, 10 10:19, Lk 18:20 (LXX), Jo 5:23 8:49 12:26, Eph 6:2 (LXX), I Ti 5:3, I Pe 2:17; πολλαῖς τιμαῖς, Ac 28:10.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

τιμάω,

[Refs 8th c.BC+]: future τιμήσω [Refs], Doric dialect 3rd.pers. plural τιμᾱσεῦντι [Refs 3rd c.BC+]: aorist ἐτίμησα [Refs 5th c.BC+], Epic dialect τίμησα [Refs 8th c.BC+]: perfect τετίμηκα [Refs 5th c.BC+], Doric dialect τετίμᾱκα [Refs 5th c.BC+] —middle, future τιμήσομαι always in passive sense, [Refs 5th c.BC+], where it is used in a technical sense (see. below [Refs]aorist ἐτιμησάμην in senses shared by active, [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—passive, future τιμηθήσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ἐτιμήθην [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Lyric poetry 3rd.pers. plural τίμᾱθεν [Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect τετίμημαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]middle in technical sense, see [Refs]:—honour, revere, reverence (in this sense the middle is used only by [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of the honour rendered to superiors, as by men to gods, by men to their elders, rulers, or guests, περὶ κῆρι θεὸν ὣς τιμήσαντο [LXX+8th c.BC+]; conversely of the honour bestowed by gods upon a man, μερμήριζε (i.e. Ζεὺς).., ὡς Ἀχιλῆα τιμήσῃ [Refs 8th c.BC+]; by a father on his son, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; by an elder brother, [Refs 8th c.BC+], and Attic dialect, ἐξόχως τίμας εν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸν φίλον τιμῶσιν ἐξ ἴσου πατρί [Refs 5th c.BC+] bestow honours, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: hence simply, reward, [Refs 5th c.BC+] (so in passive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπαινεῖν καὶ τ., τ. καὶ δωρεῖσθαι, δωρεῖσθαί τε καὶ τ., τ. καὶ χαρίζεσθαι, [Refs 5th c.BC+] will honour him with gifts, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τιμᾶν τινα τάφῳ, γόοις, [Refs 5th c.BC+] —passive, mostly in perfect τετίμημαι, which alone is passive in [Refs 8th c.BC+], to be honoured, held in honour, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: with accusative cognate attracted to genitive, ὥς μευ ἀεὶ μέμνησαι ἐνηέος, οὐδέ σε λήθω, τιμῆς ἧς τέ μ᾽ ἔοικε τετιμῆσθαι [Refs 8th c.BC+] (= Latin quattuor militiis) [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; οἱ τετιμηυένοι men of rank, men in office, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἱ τιμώμενοι[Refs 5th c.BC+]; τῆς πόλεως τὸ τιμώμενον ἀπὸ τοῦ ἄρχειν the honour enjoyed by the city, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

__II of things, hold in honour or esteem, value, prize, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τί τὴν τυραννίδα τιμᾷς ὑπέρφε; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; νόμους τ. [Refs]; τὴν εὐσέβειαν, ἀγνωμοσύναν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 with genitive pretii, estimate or value at a certain price, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πλοῖα τετιμημένα χρημάτων [Refs 5th c.BC+] that each man should have his property valued (for assessment), [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ τιμηθέν the estimate, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—frequently in middle, διακοσίων ταλάντων ἐτιμήσατο <τὰ> αὑτοῦ estimated his property at.. , [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πρὸ παντὸς τιμᾶσθαί τι, like{περὶ παντὸς ποιεῖσθαι} (see. περί [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πλείονος, μείζονος τιμᾶσθαι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μίαν ἡδονὴν θανάτου τ. [Refs 4th c.BC+]: without a genitive, ἐτιμήσαντο τήν τε χώραν καὶ τὰς οἰκίας [Refs 2nd c.BC+]: simply, value, estimate, ἐν προικί [Refs 4th c.BC+]; τινα [LXX+NT]
__II.3 rarely, award or give as an honour, Παιάν τέ σοι τιμᾷ φάος [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III as Attic dialect lawterm [Refs]
__III.1 in active (later in middle, [Refs 3rd c.BC+], of the court, estimate the amount of punishment due to the criminal, award the penalty, τιμάτω τὸ δικαστήριον, ὅ τι ἂν δέῃ πάσχειν.. τὸν ἡττηθέντα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἅπασι τ. τὴν μακράν (i.e. γραμμήν) award them the long line, i.e. sentence of death, [Refs 5th c.BC+] I carry penalty in my eyes, am itching for pains and penalties, [Refs]give sentence of death against a man, condemn him to death, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τ. τινὶ δέκα ταλάντων mulct him in ten talents, [Refs]; τίνος τιμήσειν αὐτῷ προσδοκᾷς τὸ δικαστήριο; at what do you expect the court to fix his penalty? [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ ἡλιαία τιμάτω περὶ αὐτοῦ ὅτου ἂν δόξῃ ἄξιος εἶναι παθεῖν Legal cited in [Refs 4th c.BC+] —passive, τιμᾶσθαι ἀργυρίου to be condemned to a fine, τινος for a thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐὰν.. ᾖ τῳ θανάτου τετιμημένον if sentence of death has been passed upon one, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III.2 in middle, of the parties before the court,
__III.2.a of the accuser, τιμᾶταί μοι ὁ ἀνὴρ θανάτου (i.e. τὴν δίκην) he estimates the penalty at death (genitive pretii) for me, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III.2.b of the person accused (compare ἀντιτιμάω, ὑποτιμάω), τιμήσεσθαι τοιούτου τινὸς ἐμαυτῷ estimate the penalty for myself at so high a rate, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect passive, θανάτου τετιμημένος ἑαυτῷ [Refs 4th c.BC+]active in this sense.
__III.2.c the accusative of δίκη or of the offence is added, πέντε μυριάδων τιμησάμενος τὴν δίκην [Refs 1st c.AD+]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Exod.20.12 ☩ LXX.Lev.27.8 ☩ Matt.27.9}