Word Summary
entimos: valued, precious
Original Word: ἔντιμοςTransliteration: entimos
Phonetic Spelling: (en'-tee-mos)
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: valued, precious
Meaning: valued, precious
Strong's Concordance
dear, highly regarded, precious,
From en and time; valued (figuratively) -- dear, more honourable, precious, in reputation.
see GREEK en
see GREEK time
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1784: ἔντιμοςἔντιμος,
ἔντιμον (
τιμή), held
in honor, prized; hence,
precious:
λίθος,
1 Peter 2:4, 6 (
Isaiah 28:16);
honorable, noble, Luke 14:8;
τίνι,
dear to one, Luke 7:2;
ἔντιμον ἔχειν τινα to hold one dear or in honor, to value highly, Philippians 2:29. ((
Sophocles,
Plato, others).)