adjective

semnos

Greekσεμνός (semnos)

Strong’sG4586

honorable

stem semn-4 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

worthy of respect2×dignified1×honorable1×

What it means

σεμνός, -ή, -όν

(< σέβομαι), [in LXX: Pr 6:8 8:6 15:26(נָגִיד,נֹעַם), II Mac 6:11, 6:28 8:15, IV Mac 5:36 7:15 17:5 *;]

1. reverend, august, venerable, in cl. of the gods and also of human beings.

2. grave, serious; of persons: I Ti 3:8, 11, Tit 2:2; of things: Phl 4:8 (v. Tr., Syn., § xcii; Cremer, 37; MM, xxii).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G4586 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidsem-nos'

venerable, i.e. honorable

Fromfrom G4576;

King Jamesgrave, honest.

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	semnos	semnas	semnem	semnois	semnais	semneim1×σεμνά
object accusative	semnon	semnan		semnoin2×σεμνούς	semnain1×σεμνάς
direct address vocative	semnor	semnar		semnoir	semnair
of, belonging to genitive	semnou	semnau	semneu	semnoiu	semnaiu	semneiu
to, for dative	semno	semna	semne	semnoi	semnai	semnei

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

semnstem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

semn 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

semnoin“worthy of respect”objectaccusative plural2×

1 Timothy 3:8“worthy of respect”Diakonoin hōsautōs semnoin, mē dilogoin, mē oino pollo prosecharōtoin, mē aischrokerdoin,Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued or given to much wine or greedy for money.

Titus 2:2“worthy of respect”presbutoin nēfalioin arō, semnoin, sōfrōnoin, hugiainarōtoin ta pistia, ta agapa, ta hupomona.Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, love, and perseverance.

semnain“dignified”objectaccusative plural1×

1 Timothy 3:11“dignified”gunaikain hōsautōs semnain, mē diabolain, nēfaliain, pistain en pantei.In the same way, the women must be dignified, not slanderers, but temperate and faithful in all things.

semneim“honorable”subject or objectdirect plural1×

Philippians 4:8“honorable”Tem loipem, adelfoir, hoseim atō alētheim, hoseim semneim, hoseim dikaieim, hoseim hagneim, hoseim prosfileim, hoseim eufēmeim, ei tinas aretas kai ei tinos epainos, houteim logizevōr;Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable — if anything is excellent or praiseworthy — think on these things.