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Strong's G5091 τιμάω (timao)

Timao means “honour” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H5091 — nahah (“wail”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G5091
Language Greek
Linked Usages 56
Books 23

Strong's G5091 Quick Answer

Strong's G5091 τιμάω (timao) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. timao (tim-ah'-o) v. 1. to prize, i.e. fix a valuation upon 2. (by implication) to revere It has 56 linked Bible usages across 23 books. Visible English usage signals include honour, honoureth, value, and honoured. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
timao (tim-ah'-o) v. 1. to prize, i.e. fix a valuation upon 2. (by implication) to revere
Usage
56 linked usages
Books
23 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
honour, honoureth, value, and honoured

Meaning and Definition

timao (tim-ah'-o) v. 1. to prize, i.e. fix a valuation upon 2. (by implication) to revere [from G5093] KJV: honour, value Root(s): G5093

Original Word
τιμάω
Transliteration
timao
Derivation
Root: τίμιος R1: 5093
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G5091. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to honor

Usage: τιμάω, -ῶ (τιμή), [in LXX for כָּבַד pi., עָרַךְ hi., etc. ;] __1. to fix the value, price: with accusative of person(s), of Christ, Mat.27:9 (LXX). __2. to honour: with accusative of person(s), Mat.15:4 (LXX), Mat.15:5, 8" (LXX) Mat.19:19 (LXX), Mrk.7:6, 10 10:19, Luk.18:28" (LXX), Jhn.5:23 8:49 12:26, Eph.6:2" (LXX), 1Ti.5:3, 1Pe.2:17; πολλαῖς τιμαῖς, Act.28:10.† (AS)

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How Strong's G5091 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render timao, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Honour Matthew 15:4 12× honoureth Matthew 15:8 honoured Acts 28:10 value Matthew 27:9

How Strong's G5091 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 23 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G5091 (τιμάω) appears 44 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G5091 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G5091 in the New Testament

16 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 15:4 KJV

For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.

Matthew 15:6 KJV

And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.

Matthew 15:8 KJV

This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

Strong's G5091 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

23 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Exodus 20:12 Septuagint / Brenton

Honor thy father and thy mother, that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest live long on the good land, which the Lord thy God gives to thee.

Leviticus 19:32 Septuagint / Brenton

Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old man, and shalt fear thy God: I am the Lord your God.

Leviticus 27:8 Septuagint / Brenton

And if the man be too poor for the valuation, he shall stand before the priest; and the priest shall value him: according to what the man who has vowed can afford, the priest shall value him.

Strong's G5091 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

17 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Esdras 8:26 Septuagint / Brenton

and hath honored me in the sight of the king, and his counselors, and all his friends and nobles.

Tobit 4:3 Septuagint / Brenton

And when he had called him, he said, My son, when I am dead, bury me; and despise not thy mother, but honor her all the days of thy life, and do that which shall please her, and grieve her not.

Usage Excerpts

First 56 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G5091.

Exodus 20:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Honor thy father and thy mother, that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest live long on the good land, which the Lord thy God gives to thee.
Leviticus 19:32 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old man, and shalt fear thy God: I am the Lord your God.
Leviticus 27:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if the man be too poor for the valuation, he shall stand before the priest; and the priest shall value him: according to what the man who has vowed can afford, the priest shall value him.
Leviticus 27:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the priest shall make a valuation between the good and the bad, and accordingly as the priest shall value it, so shall it stand.
Leviticus 27:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And whatsoever man shall consecrate his house as holy to the Lord, the priest shall make a valuation of it between the good and the bad: as the priest shall value it, so shall it stand.
Numbers 22:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For I will greatly honor thee, and will do for thee whatsoever thou shalt say; come then, curse me this people.
Numbers 22:37 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Balak said to Balaam, Did I not send to thee to call thee? why hast thou not come to me? shall I not indeed be able to honor thee?
Numbers 24:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Now therefore flee to thy place: I said, I will honor thee, but now the Lord has deprived thee of glory.
Deuteronomy 5:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Honor thy father and thy mother, as the Lord thy God commanded thee; that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest live long upon the land, which the Lord thy God gives thee.
Esther 9:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For the chiefs of the satraps, and the princes and the royal scribes, honored the Jews; for the fear of Mordecai lay upon them.
Psalms 138:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But thy friends, O God, have been greatly honored by me; Their rule has been greatly strengthened.
Proverbs 3:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Honor the Lord with thy just labors, And give him the first of thy fruits of righteousness:
Proverbs 4:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Secure it, and it shall exalt thee: Honor it, that it may embrace thee;
Proverbs 6:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He prepares food for himself in the summer, And lays by abundant store in harvest. And learn how diligent she is, And how earnestly she is engaged in her work; And she is desired and respected by all: She is advanced by honoring wisdom.
Proverbs 7:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
My son, keep my words, And hide with thee my commandments. My son, honor the Lord, and thou shalt be strong; And fear none but him:
Proverbs 14:31 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He that oppresses the needy provokes his Maker: But he that honors him has pity upon the poor.
Proverbs 15:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But counsel abides in the hearts of counselors.
Proverbs 32:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Proverbs 32:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Proverbs 34:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Proverbs 34:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Isaiah 29:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord has said, This people draw nigh to me with their mouth, and they honor me with their lips, but their heart is far from me: but in vain do they worship me, teaching the commandments and doctrines of men.
Isaiah 55:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Wherefore do ye value at the price of money, and give your labor for that which will not satisfy? hearken to me, and ye shall eat that which is good, and your soul shall feast itself on good things.
Matthew 15:4 New Testament, KJV
For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
Matthew 15:6 New Testament, KJV
And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.
Matthew 15:8 New Testament, KJV
This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
Matthew 19:19 New Testament, KJV
Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Matthew 27:9 New Testament, KJV
Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value;
Mark 7:6 New Testament, KJV
He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
Mark 7:10 New Testament, KJV
For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:
Mark 10:19 New Testament, KJV
Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.
Luke 18:20 New Testament, KJV
Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.
John 5:23 New Testament, KJV
That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.
John 8:49 New Testament, KJV
Jesus answered, I have not a devil; but I honour my Father, and ye do dishonour me.
John 12:26 New Testament, KJV
If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.
Acts 28:10 New Testament, KJV
Who also honoured us with many honours; and when we departed, they laded us with such things as were necessary.
Ephesians 6:2 New Testament, KJV
Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise;
1 Timothy 5:3 New Testament, KJV
Honour widows that are widows indeed.
1 Peter 2:17 New Testament, KJV
Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.
1 Esdras 8:26 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
and hath honored me in the sight of the king, and his counselors, and all his friends and nobles.
Tobit 4:3 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And when he had called him, he said, My son, when I am dead, bury me; and despise not thy mother, but honor her all the days of thy life, and do that which shall please her, and grieve her not.
Tobit 10:14 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
2 Maccabees 3:2 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
it came to pass that even the kings themselves did honor the place, and magnify the temple with their best gifts;
2 Maccabees 3:12 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
and that it was altogether impossible that such wrongs should be done unto them, that had committed it to the holiness of the place, and to the majesty and inviolable sanctity of the temple, honored over all the world.
2 Maccabees 13:23 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
heard that Philip, who was left over the affairs in Antioch, was desperately bent, confounded, entreated the Jews, submitted himself, and swore to all equal conditions, agreed with them, and offered sacrifice, honored the temple, and dealt kindly with the place,
3 Maccabees 3:16 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
So, having bestowed considerable sums of money upon the temples of the several cities, we proceeded even as far as Jerusalem; and went up to honor the temple of these wretched beings who never cease from their folly.
3 Maccabees 3:17 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
To outward appearance they received us willingly; but belied that appearance by their deeds. When we were eager to enter their temple, and to honor it with the most beautiful and exquisite gifts,
4 Maccabees 17:20 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
These, therefore, having been sanctified through God, have been honored not only with this honor, but that also by their means the enemy did not overcome our nation;
Wisdom of Solomon 6:21 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
If your delight be then in thrones and scepters, O ye kings of the people, Honor wisdom, that ye may reign for evermore.
Wisdom of Solomon 14:15 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For a father afflicted with untimely mourning, When he hath made an image of his child soon taken away, Now honored him as a god, which was then a dead man, And delivered to those that were under him ceremonies and sacrifices.
Wisdom of Solomon 14:17 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Whom men could not honor in presence, because they dwelt far off, They took the counterfeit of his visage from far, And made an express image of a king whom they honored, To the end that by this their forwardness they might flatter him that was absent, as if he were present.
Wisdom of Solomon 14:20 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And so the multitude, allured by the grace of the work, Took him now for a god, which a little before was but honored as a man.
Wisdom of Sirach 3:3 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Whoso honoreth his father maketh an atonement for his sins:
Wisdom of Sirach 3:5 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Whoso honoreth his father shall have joy of his own children; And when he maketh his prayer, he shall be heard.
Wisdom of Sirach 3:8 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Honor thy father and mother both in word and deed, That a blessing may come upon thee from them.
Wisdom of Sirach 38:1 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Honor a physician with the honor due unto him for the uses which ye may have of him: For the Lord hath created him.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G5091, grouped by book.

Exodus 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Leviticus 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Esther 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 10 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 5 usages, New Testament
Mark 3 usages, New Testament
Luke 1 usage, New Testament
John 3 usages, New Testament
Acts 1 usage, New Testament
Ephesians 1 usage, New Testament
1 Timothy 1 usage, New Testament
1 Peter 1 usage, New Testament
1 Esdras 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Tobit 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
3 Maccabees 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
4 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 4 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 4 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G5091 FAQ

What does timao (τιμάω) mean?

Timao (Strong's G5091) is a Greek word most simply glossed "honour". timao (tim-ah'-o) v. 1. to prize, i.e. fix a valuation upon 2. (by implication) to revere

How many times is timao (τιμάω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 56 linked usages for Strong's G5091 across 23 books.

Where can I study timao (τιμάω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G5091 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate timao (τιμάω)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as honour, honoureth, value, and honoured. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G5091 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 23 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 17 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G5091, with linked reader references where each row is available.