Midvash

ἄξιοςáxios

deserving, comparable or suitable (as if drawing praise)

Greek (New Testament) · G514

Meanings

(a) of weight, worth (often with genitive, cf. Proverbs 3:15, Proverbs 8:11), followed by πρός: Romans 8:18

(b) befitting, meet: with genitive, Matthew 3:8, Luke 3:8, Luke 23:41, Acts 26:20, 1 Corinthians 16:4; absolutely, 2 Thessalonians 1:3

(c) of persons, worthy

α in good sense: with genitive of thing, Matthew 10:10, Luke 7:4, Luke 10:7, Acts 13:46, 1 Timothy 1:15, 1 Timothy 4:9, 1 Timothy 5:18, 1 Timothy 6:1; with aorist infinitive: Luke 15:19, Luke 15:21, Acts 13:25, Revelation 4:11, Revelation 5:2, Revelation 5:4, Revelation 5:9, Revelation 5:12; followed by ἵνα: John 1:27; ὅς, Luke 7:4; absolutely, but of what understood: Matthew 10:11, Matthew 10:13, Matthew 22:8, Revelation 3:4; with genitive of person, Matthew 10:37, Matthew 10:38, Hebrews 11:38

β in bad sense; with genitive of thing, Luke 12:48, Luke 23:15, Acts 23:29, Acts 25:11, Acts 25:25, Acts 26:31, Romans 1:32; absolutely, Revelation 16:6.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 41 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 3:8 Prove by the way you live that you have repented of your sins and turned to God.
  • Matthew 10:10 Don’t carry a traveler’s bag with a change of clothes and sandals or even a walking stick. Don’t hesitate to accept hospitality, because those who work deserve to be fed.
  • Matthew 10:11 “Whenever you enter a city or village, search for a worthy person and stay in his home until you leave town.
  • Matthew 10:13 If it turns out to be a worthy home, let your blessing stand; if it is not, take back the blessing.
  • Matthew 10:37 “If you love your father or mother more than you love me, you are not worthy of being mine; or if you love your son or daughter more than me, you are not worthy of being mine.
  • Matthew 10:38 If you refuse to take up your cross and follow me, you are not worthy of being mine.
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.