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Strong’s number: G514

Greek Lexical Dictionary: Strong’s #514 – ἄξιος

Greek Word: ἄξιος, ία, ιον

Part of Speech: Adjective

Transliteration: axios

Phonetic Spelling:

Quick Definition: (ax’-ee-os)

Usage: of weight, of worth, worthy

Etymology: from G71 agó

NASB Translation: appropriate (1), deserve (2), deserving (4), fitting (2), keeping (2), unworthy (1), worthy (29).

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New Testament usage

41 times in 39 verses

Mat 3:8; Mat 10:10; Mat 10:11; Mat 10:13; Mat 10:37; Mat 10:38; Mat 22:8; Luk 3:8; Luk 7:4; Luk 10:7; Luk 12:48; Luk 15:19; Luk 15:21; Luk 23:15; Luk 23:41; Joh 1:27; Act 13:25; Act 13:46; Act 23:29; Act 25:11; Act 25:25; Act 26:20; Act 26:31; Rom 1:32; Rom 8:18; 1Co 16:4; 2Th 1:3; 1Ti 1:15; 1Ti 4:9; 1Ti 5:18; 1Ti 6:1; Heb 11:38; Rev 3:4; Rev 4:11; Rev 5:2; Rev 5:4; Rev 5:9; Rev 5:12; Rev 16:6.

Septuagint – 11 verses

Gen 23:9; Dt 25:2; 1Ch 21:22; 1Ch 21:24; Est 7:4; Job 11:6; Job 30:1; Job 33:27; Pro 3:15; Pro 8:11; Mal 2:13.

Englishman’s Concordance: ἄξιος (axios)

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Lexicons

Thayer’s G514:

weighing, having weight, having the weight of another thing of like value, worth as much
befitting, congruous, corresponding to a thing
of one who has merited anything worthy
1. both in a good and a bad sense

Strong’s G514: Probably from G71; deserving, comparable or suitable (as if drawing praise): – due reward, meet, [un-] worthy.

Mounce G514: worthy, deserving, in keeping with, corresponding to

Related words: G515(verb); G516 (adverb);

Hebrew Equivalent Word: Strong #: 1121 ‑ בֵּן (bane); 4392 ‑ מָלֵא (maw‑lay’); 7737 ‑ שָׁוָה (shaw‑vaw’);

PreceptsAustin: áxios (axios)

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