ἐπιτιμάωepitimáō
to tax upon, i.e. censure or admonish; by implication, forbid
Greek (New Testament) · G2008
Meanings
1. to honour.
2. to raise in price
3. to mete out due measure
(a) to award
(b) to censure, rebuke, admonish: absolutely, 2 Timothy 4:2; with dative, Matthew 8:26, Matthew 17:13, Matthew 19:13, Mark 4:39, Mark 8:32, Mark 10:13, Luke 4:39, Luke 4:41, Luke 8:24, Luke 9:21, Luke 9:42, Luke 9:55, Luke 17:3, Luke 18:15, Luke 19:39, Jude 1:9; followed by ἵνα, Matthew 12:16, Matthew 16:20, Matthew 20:31, Mark 3:12, Mark 8:30, Mark 10:48, Luke 18:39; followed by λέγων, λέγει, etc., Matthew 16:22, Mark 1:25, Mark 8:33, Mark 9:25, Luke 4:35, Luke 23:40.
Synonyms
ἐλέγχω, q.v
Same root
- ἐπίepí · G1909properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
- τιμάωtimáō · G5091to prize, i.e. fix a valuation upon; by implication, to revere
Where it appears
Appears 29 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 8:26 Jesus responded, “Why are you afraid? You have so little faith!” Then he got up and rebuked the wind and waves, and suddenly there was a great calm.
- Matthew 12:16 but he warned them not to reveal who he was.
- Matthew 16:22 But Peter took him aside and began to reprimand him for saying such things. “Heaven forbid, Lord,” he said. “This will never happen to you!”
- Matthew 17:18 Then Jesus rebuked the demon in the boy, and it left him. From that moment the boy was well.
- Matthew 19:13 One day some parents brought their children to Jesus so he could lay his hands on them and pray for them. But the disciples scolded the parents for bothering him.
- Matthew 20:31 “Be quiet!” the crowd yelled at them. But they only shouted louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.