Lexical Summary axioō: to deem worthy Original Word: ἀξιόωTransliteration: axioō Phonetic Spelling: (ax-ee-o'-o) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to deem worthy Meaning: to deem worthy Strong's Concordance desire, think good, count worthy. From axios; to deem entitled or fit -- desire, think good, count (think) worthy. see GREEK axios Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 515: ἀξιόωἀξιόω, ἀξιῶ; imperfect ἠξίουν; 1 aorist ἠξίωσα; passive, perfect ἠξιωμαι; 1 future ἀξιωθήσομαι; (ἄξιος); as in Greek writings; a. to think meet, fit, right: followed by an infinitive, Acts 15:38; Acts 28:22. b. to judge worthy, deem deserving: τινα with an infinitive of the object, Luke 7:7; τινα τίνος, 2 Thessalonians 1:11; passive with the genitive of the thing, 1 Timothy 5:17; Hebrews 3:3; Hebrews 10:29. (Compare: καταξιόω.) |