GreekG0514Adjective

ἄξιος

axios

39Occurrences
G0514Strong's #
AdjectivePart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

deserving, comparable or suitable (as if drawing praise)

probably from G71 (ἄγω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.Part One (a) of weight, worth (often with genitive, cf. )
(b)befitting, meet
(with)of persons, worthy
2.Part Two α in good sense
LXX: for בֵּן , מָלֵא, שָׁוָה; frequently in Wis, 2Mac

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Adjective

Morphology Code

G:A

Full Description

Greek Adjective

Occurrences

ἄξιος appears 39 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Luke
8
Acts
7
Matthew
7
Revelation
7
1 Timothy
4
Romans
2
1 Corinthians
1
2 Thessalonians
1

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 16:4BSB

And if it is advisable for me to go also, they can travel with me.

Acts 13:46BSB

Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.

John 1:27BSB

He is the One who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”

Luke 3:8BSB

Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.

Matthew 22:8BSB

Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited were not worthy.

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