τιμάω timaō

Greek word for “to honor” · Strong’s G5091 · used 21 times in 16 verses

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Meaning

τιμάω, -ῶ; (τιμή); 1.

How it is translated

Glosses given for timaō in context, with how often each is used:

• do honor 8
• will honor 2
• honors 2
• honor 2
• honoring 2
• 'do honor 1
• priced 1
• set a price on 1
• may honor 1
• honored 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Matthew 15 (3), Mark 7 (2), Matthew 19 (1), Matthew 27 (1), Mark 10 (1), Luke 18 (1), John 5 (1), John 8 (1), John 12 (1), Acts 28 (1)

Forms

• τίμα 7
• τιμᾷ 3
• τιμήσει 2
• τιμῶσιν 2
• τετιμημένου 1
• ἐτιμήσαντο 1
• τιμῶν 1
• τιμῶ 1
• ἐτίμησαν 1
• τιμήσατε 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with timaō more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• πατήρ patēr “father” 10
• μήτηρ mētēr “mother” 6
• κακολογέω kakologeō “to curse/revile” 2
• πόρρω porrō “far (away)” 2
• ψευδομαρτυρέω pseudomartureō “to perjure” 2
• ἐντολή entolē “commandment” 3
• χεῖλος cheilos “lip” 2
• φονεύω phoneuō “to murder” 2
• τελευτάω teleutaō “to decease” 2
• κλέπτω kleptō “to steal” 2
• μοιχεύω moicheuō “to commit adultery” 2
• ἀπέχω apechō “to have in full” 2

Key verses

The verses using timaō that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 15:4 — For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
• Matthew 15:6 — And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.
• Matthew 15:8 — This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
• Matthew 19:19 — Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
• Mark 7:6 — He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is…
• Mark 7:10 — For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:
• Mark 10:19 — Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.
• Luke 18:20 — Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.
• John 5:23 — That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.
• John 12:26 — If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.
• 1 Timothy 5:3 — Honour widows that are widows indeed.
• 1 Peter 2:17 — Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.