verb
axiamō
Strong’sG515
I account or treat as worthy
stem axi-7 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books7 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ἀξιόω, -ῶ
(< ἄξιος), [in LXX chiefly for בּעא, בּקשׁ; freq. in Wi, I, II Mac;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G515 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidax-ee-o'-o
to deem entitled or fit
Fromfrom G514;
King Jamesdesire, think good, count (think) worthy.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
perfect ἠξίωκαRefs 5th c.BC+:—middle, see below 111.2:—passive, future ἀξιωθήσομαιRefs 5th c.BC+aorist ἠξιώθην: perfect ἠξίωμαι: (ἄξιος):—think, deem worthy,
I with accusative et genitive, whether in good sense, think worthy of a reward, ἡμᾶς ἀξιοῖλόγουRefs 5th c.BC+; or in bad, of a punishment, γοργύρηςRefs 5th c.BC+; ἀ. τινὰ ἀτιμίας Philipp. cited in Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, ἀξιεύμενος θυγατρὸς τῆς σῆςRefs 5th c.BC+; λέχη.. τυράννων ἠξιωμένα deemed worthy of kings, Refs 5th c.BC+
I.2 with accusative only, esteem, honour, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀ. τινὰ προσφθέγμασιν honour one with words, Refs 4th c.BC+; of things, value, οὐκ ἐξἴσου πάσας ἀξιοῦμεν ὑπολήψειςRefs 1st c.BC+:—passive, καλοῖς ὑμεναίοις ἀξιοῦσθαιRefs 5th c.BC+
I.3 value at a certain price, ὁπόσης ἂν τιμῆς ἀξιώσῃ τὸ πωλούμενονRefs 5th c.BC+
II c.accusative person et infinitive, think one worthy to do or be, σέ τοι ἠξίωσε ναίεινRefs 5th c.BC+; οὐκ ἀξιῶ ’γὼ ’μαυτὸν ἰσχύειν μέγα Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, Refs 5th c.BC+; διδάσκαλος ἀξιοῦσθαι to be esteemed as a teacher, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 think fit, expect, require that.., ἀ. τινὰ ἰέναιRefs 5th c.BC+; οὐκ ἀ. [ὑμᾶς] τὰ μὴ δεινὰ ἐν ὀρρωδίᾳ ἔχειν we expect that you do not.., Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀ. καὶ παρακαλεῖν τινα with infinitive, Canon Laws texts cited in Refs 4th c.BC+; simply, ask, request, Refs 5th c.BC+; especially pray, τὸν θεὸν ὅπως.. Aristeas 245,LXX; also, ask, inquire of an oracle, Refs 3rd c.AD+
III with infinitive only, ἀ. κομίζεσθαι, τυγχάνειν think one has a right to receive, expect to receive, Refs 5th c.BC+ I think I do not deserve to be suspected, have a right not to be.., Refs 5th c.BC+ —passive, ὥστε ἀξιοῦσθαι λῃτουργεῖν so as to be required to.., Refs 4th c.BC+one's duty, Refs 4th c.BC+
III.2 think fit, expect, consent, resolve, etc., and so in various senses, ἀξιῶ θανεῖν I consent to die, Refs 5th c.BC+; dare, ἀξιῶσαι μάχην συνάψαιRefs 4th c.BC+; deign to do, εἴ τις ἀξιοῖ μαθεῖνRefs 5th c.BC+; ἀξιῶ χρήματα λαμβάνειν I do not hesitate to receive, Refs 5th c.BC+; οἶμαι πάντας.. φέρειν ἀξιοῦν ἔρανον I think that all should be glad to bring, Refs 4th c.BC+ —frequently with _negative_, οὐδ᾽ ἀξιῶ μνησθῆναι I do not think them worth mentioning, Refs 5th c.BC+refusing, Refs 5th c.BC+ —also in middle (not in Attic dialect Prose), ἀξιοῦσθαι μέλειν deign to care for, Refs 4th c.BC+; φονεὺς γὰρ εἶναι ἠξιώσατο thought fit to be, Refs; οὐκ ἀξιεύμεναι ἀναμίσγεσθαι τῇσι ἄλλῃσι not condescending to.., Refs 5th c.BC+; οὐκ ἀξιεύμενος ἐς τὸν.. θρόνον ἵζεσθαι not deeming oneself worthy to.., Refs
III.3 think, deem, ἀξιοῦντες ἀδικέεσθαιRefs 5th c.BC+; ἑκάτεροι νικᾶν ἠξίουν claimed the victory, Refs 5th c.BC+
IV make a claim, Refs 4th c.BC+; ἀξιοῦν τινά τι make a claim on a person, Refs 5th c.BC+
IV.2 ἐγὼ μὲν οὑτωσὶ περὶ τῆς τύχης ἀξιῶ hold this opinion.., Refs 4th c.BC+; ἐγὼ μὲν οὐκ ἀξιῶ I think not, Refs: in philosophic language, lay down, maintain Refs 4th c.BC+; ἐν τῷ τοιῷδε ἀξιοῦντι in such a state of opinion, variant in Refs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
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Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| axianōἀξιοῦμεν | happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural | desire | 1× |
| axiateἠξίου | was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | decided | 1× |
| axiitiἀξιωθήσεται | will happen · he/she/itfuture passive indicative 3rd person singular | deserve | 1× |
| axiamaἠξίωσα | happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular | consider … worthy | 1× |
| axiotēἠξίωται | has happened · he/she/itperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | counted worthy | 1× |
| axiateiaἀξιώσῃ | happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular | make … worthy | 1× |
| axiolōrἀξιούσθωσαν | happening now · theypresent middle or passive imperative 3rd person plural | considered worthy | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 5 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | axiamō | axiame | axiami | axiama1×ἠξίωσα | axiamē | axiamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | axiasō | axiase | axiasi | axiasa | axiasē | axiaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | axiatō | axiate1×ἠξίου | axiati | axiata | axiatē | axiatelē |
| we 1st person plural | axianō1×ἀξιοῦμεν | axiane | axiani | axiana | axianē | axianelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | axiavō | axiave | axiavi | axiava | axiavē | axiavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | axialō | axiale | axiali | axiala | axialē | axialelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | axiomō | axiome | axiomē | axiomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | axiosō | axiose | axiosē | axioselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | axiotō | axiote | axiotē1×ἠξίωται | axiotelē |
| we 1st person plural | axionō | axione | axionē | axionelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | axiovō | axiove | axiovē | axiovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | axiolō | axiole | axiolē | axiolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | axiimi | axiima |
| you 2nd person singular | axiisi | axiisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | axiiti1×ἀξιωθήσεται | axiita |
| we 1st person plural | axiini | axiina |
| ye 2nd person plural | axiivi | axiiva |
| they 3rd person plural | axiili | axiila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | axiameiō | axiameia | axiameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | axiaseiō | axiaseia | axiaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | axiateiō | axiateia1×ἀξιώσῃ | axiateiē |
| we 1st person plural | axianeiō | axianeia | axianeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | axiaveiō | axiaveia | axiaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | axialeiō | axialeia | axialeiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | axiomeiō | axiomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | axioseiō | axioseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | axioteiō | axioteiē |
| we 1st person plural | axioneiō | axioneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | axioveiō | axioveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | axioleiō | axioleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | axiimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | axiiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | axiiteia |
| we 1st person plural | axiineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | axiiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | axiileia |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | axiasōr | axiasar | axiasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | axiatōr | axiatar | axiatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | axiavōr | axiavar | axiavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | axialōr | axialar | axialēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | axiosōr | axiosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | axiotōr | axiotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | axiovōr | axiovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | axiolōr1×ἀξιούσθωσαν | axiolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | axiisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | axiitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | axiivar |
| they 3rd person plural | axiilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | axiamoiō | axiamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | axiasoiō | axiasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | axiatoiō | axiatoia |
| we 1st person plural | axianoiō | axianoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | axiavoiō | axiavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | axialoiō | axialoia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | axiomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | axiosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | axiotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | axionoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | axiovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | axioloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | axiimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | axiisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | axiitoia |
| we 1st person plural | axiinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | axiivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | axiiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | axiarō | axiari | axiara | axiarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | axiorō | axiorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | axiiri | axiira |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | axiarōntos | axiarintos | axiarantos | axiarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | axiorōntos | axiorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | axiirintos | axiirantos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
axi 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
Words built on the same stem
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
axianō“desire”happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural1×
Acts 28:22“desire”axianō de para su akouara heim fronasō, …But we consider your views worth hearing …
axiate“decided”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 15:38“decided”Paulos de axiate, ton apostēaranton apo autoiu apo Pamfuliau …But Paul thought it best not to take him, because he had deserted them in Pamphylia and had …
axiiti“deserve”will happen · he/she/itfuture passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Hebrews 10:29“deserve”pose dokavō cheirōnau axiiti timōriau tos ton huion tou theou …How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of …
axiama“consider … worthy”happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular1×
Luke 7:7dio oude miauton axiama pros sin erchara; alla legasar logo, …That is why I did not consider myself worthy to come to You. But just …
axiotē“counted worthy”has happened · he/she/itperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Hebrews 3:3polloterau gar houtos doxau para Mōuson axiotē kata hosem polloteran timan echatō tou …For Jesus has been counted worthy of greater glory than Moses, just …
axiateia“make … worthy”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
2 Thessalonians 1:11… proseuchonō pantote peri vu, hina vin axiateia tau klēsiau tos theos nu kai …… that our God will count you worthy of His calling, and that He …
axiolōr“considered worthy”happening now · theypresent middle or passive imperative 3rd person plural1×
1 Timothy 5:17“considered worthy”Tois kalōs prostēarēntois presbuterois diplouau timau axiolōr, malista tois kopiarōntois en logo kai …Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.