Áxios — G514

G514 · Greek — ἄξιος

Pronunciation: ax'-ee-os

Definition

adjective

deserving, comparable or suitable (as if drawing praise)

  1. weighing, having weight
  2. befitting, congruous, corresponding, τίνος, to a thing
  3. of one who has merited anything, worthy — both in a good reference and a bad

Usually translated as

worthy, meet, due reward, unworthy

Origin

probably from G71

Occurrences

Áxios occurs 41 times in 39 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (7), Luke (8), John (1), Acts (7), Romans (2), 1 Corinthians (1), 2 Thessalonians (1), 1 Timothy (4), Hebrews (1), Revelation (7)

Strong's Lexicon — A