Original Word: ἀξιόω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: axioó
Pronunciation: ak-see-o'-o
Phonetic Spelling: (ax-ee-o'-o)
Definition: To deem worthy, to consider deserving
Meaning: I account or treat as worthy.

Word Origin: From the Greek adjective ἄξιος (axios), meaning "worthy" or "deserving."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The concept of worthiness in the Hebrew Bible is often expressed with words like כָּשַׁב (kashab, Strong's H2803) meaning "to consider" or "to reckon," and רָאוּי (ra'ui, not in Strong's but related), meaning "worthy" or "deserving."

Usage: The verb ἀξιόω (axioó) is used in the New Testament to express the act of considering someone or something as worthy or deserving of a particular status, action, or treatment. It often conveys a sense of judgment or evaluation based on perceived merit or value.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of worthiness was significant in social and religious contexts. Honor and shame were central to societal interactions, and being deemed worthy could affect one's social standing and relationships. In the New Testament, this term is often used in the context of spiritual and moral worthiness, reflecting the values of the early Christian community.

Cognate: 515 aksióō – to reckon as worthy, matching value to actual substance – i.e. worth as it corresponds to reality. See 514 (aksios).

[In the papyri, aksioō can refer to making a "claim" (see P Oxy 237. vi.14, ad 186): "claiming to recover what I had made over to her" (MM, 51). 515 (aksióō) is the root of the English term, "axis."]

Word Origin
from axios
Definition
to deem worthy
NASB Translation
consider...worthy (1), considered worthy (1), count...worthy (1), counted worthy (1), deserve (1), desire (1), insisting (1).

STRONGS NT 515: ἀξιόω

ἀξιόω, ἀξくしーιいおたῶ; imperfect ἠξίουν; 1 aorist ἠξίωσα; passive, perfect ἠξιωμαι; 1 future ἀξιωθήσομαι; (ἄξιος); as in Greek writings;

a. to think meet, fit, right: followed by an infinitive, Acts 15:38; Acts 28:22.

b. to judge worthy, deem deserving: τたうιいおたνにゅーαあるふぁ with an infinitive of the object, Luke 7:7; τたうιいおたνにゅーαあるふぁ τίνος, 2 Thessalonians 1:11; passive with the genitive of the thing, 1 Timothy 5:17; Hebrews 3:3; Hebrews 10:29. (Compare: καταξιόω.)

desire, think good, count worthy.

From axios; to deem entitled or fit -- desire, think good, count (think) worthy.

see GREEK axios

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