ἄξιος

G0514 G:A

worthy

ἄξιος , -α, -ον (ἄγω, in sense, to weigh), [in LXX for בֵּן ( Deu.25:2 ), מָלֵא, שָׁוָה; frequently in Wis, 2Mac ;] __1. Part One __(a) of weight, worth (often with genitive, cf. Pr 315, 811), before πρός: Rom.8:18 (see Field, Notes , 157); __(b) befitting, meet : with genitive, Mat.3:8 , Luk.3:8 23:41 , Act.26:20 , 1Co.16:4 (see M, Pr. , 216); absol., 2Th.1:3; __(with) of persons, worthy ; __2. Part Two __α in good sense : with genitive of thing(s), Mat.10:10 , Luk.7:4 10:7 , Act.13:46 , 1Ti.1:15 4:9 5:18 6:1 ; with aor. inf. (see M, Pr. , 203): Luk.15:19, 21 , Act_13:25, Rev.4:11 5:2, 4 5:9, 12 ; before ἵνα: Jhn.1:27; ἅς, Luk.7:4; absol., but of what understood: Mat.10:11, 13 22:8 , Rev.3:4 ; with genitive of person(s), Mat.10:37-38 , Heb.11:38 ; __β in bad sense ; with genitive of thing(s), Luk.12:48 23:15 , Act.23:29 25:11, 25 26:31 , Rom.1:32 ; absol., Rev.16:6 (MM, VGT , see word).† (AS)