G5093

τίμιος

timiosG:A

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)

The KJV translates G5093 in the following manner:

precious (20x), dear (2x), honourable (2x), reputation (2x), than (2x)

Full Thayer's lexicon entry

τίμιος — tímios

τίμιος, τίμια, τίμιον (τιμή), from Homer down;

a. properly, held as of great price, i. e. precious: λίθος, Rev 17:4; Rev 18:12; Rev 18:16; Rev 21:19; plural 1Co 3:12 (R. V. costly stones); comparitive τιμιωτερος, 1Pe 1:7 Rec.; superlative τιμιωτατος, Rev 18:12; Rev 21:11.

b. metaphorically, held in honor, esteemed, especially dear: Heb 13:4; τίνι, to one, Act 5:34; Act 20:24 (here with a genitive also, according to the text of T Tr WH (οὐδενός λόγου etc. not worth a word; cf. Meyer at the passage)); καρπός τῆς γῆς, Jas 5:7; αἷμα, 1Pe 1:19; ἐπαγγέλματα, 2Pe 1:4.

12 occurrences

Acts (2), I Corinthians (1), Hebrews (1), James (1), I Peter (1), II Peter (1), Revelation of John (5)