adjective
atimos
Greekἄτιμος (atimos)
Strong’sG820
without honor, despised
stem atim-4 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἄτιμος, -ον
(< τιμή), [in LXX: Is 3:5 (קלה ni.), Is 53:3 (בּזה), Jb 30:4, 8 (בְּלִי־שֵׁם), Wi5, Si1*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G820 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidat'-ee-mos
(negatively) unhonoured or (positively) dishonoured
Fromfrom G1 (as a negative particle) and G5092;
King Jamesdespised, without honour, less honourable (comparative degree).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | atimos2×ἄτιμος | atimas | atimem | atimois1×ἄτιμοι | atimais | atimeim |
| object accusative | atimon | atiman | atimoin | atimain | ||
| direct address vocative | atimor | atimar | atimoir | atimair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | atimou | atimau | atimeu | atimoiu | atimaiu | atimeiu |
| to, for dative | atimo | atima | atime | atimoi | atimai | atimei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
atim is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
atimos“without honor”subjectnominative singular2×
Matthew 13:57“without honor”kai skandalizile en auto. tos de Iēsus legata autoi; Ouk atō profētos atimos ei mē en ta patrida kai en ta oikia autou.And they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”
Mark 6:4“without honor”kai legate autoi tos Iēsus hoti Ouk atō profētos atimos ei mē en ta patrida autou kai en toi sungenoi autou kai en ta oikia autou.Then Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown, among his relatives, and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”
atimois“dishonored”subjectnominative plural1×
1 Corinthians 4:10“dishonored”nis mōrois dia Christon, vis de fronimois en Christo; nis asthenois, vis de ischurois; vis endoxois, nis de atimois.We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are dishonored.
atimotereim1×
1 Corinthians 12:23“less honorable”kai heim dokanō atimotereim arō teu sōmeu, houtei timan perissoteran peritithanō, kai teim aschēmōneim nu euschēmosunan perissoteran echatō,and the parts we consider less honorable, we treat with greater honor. And our unpresentable parts are treated with special modesty,