τιμή

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• τῑμᾱ́ (tīmā́) — Doric

Etymology

From τῑ́ω (tī́ō), equivalent to Proto-Indo-European *kʷi-meh₂-, from *kʷey- (“value, honor”).

Pronunciation

Noun

τῑμή • (tīmḗ) f (genitive τῑμῆς); first declension

1. honor, worship, esteem
2. high office, dignity
3. gift, offering
4. worth, value
5. (by extension) price

Declension

Derived terms

References

• “τιμή”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “τιμή”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “τιμή”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• τιμή in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
• τιμή in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• G5092 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • adoration idem, page 13.
  • appreciation idem, page 36.
  • charge idem, page 125.
  • cost idem, page 176.
  • degree idem, page 206.
  • dignity idem, page 224.
  • distinction idem, page 241.
  • esteem idem, page 283.
  • exaltation idem, page 287.
  • fame idem, page 304.
  • glory idem, page 363.
  • greatness idem, page 372.
  • height idem, page 394.
  • high rank idem, page 399.
  • homage idem, page 403.
  • honour idem, page 404.
  • magistracy idem, page 507.
  • nobility idem, page 559.
  • office idem, page 571.
  • ovation idem, page 584.
  • popularity idem, page 626.
  • pre-eminence idem, page 632.
  • prerogative idem, page 636.
  • price idem, page 640.
  • promotion idem, page 653.
  • rate idem, page 673.
  • renown idem, page 695.
  • reputation idem, page 699.
  • respect idem, page 703.
  • reverence idem, page 709.
  • title idem, page 878.
  • value idem, page 943.
  • veneration idem, page 946.
  • worship idem, page 990.
  • worth idem, page 990.

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τιμή (timḗ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tiˈmi/

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• Hyphenation: τι‧μή

Noun

τιμή • (timí) f (plural τιμές)

1. (economics, finance) price, value (of something, asset, fare, etc)

   Synonyms: τίμημα (tímima), αξία (axía), αντίτιμο (antítimo)

   Η προτεινόμενη λιανική τιμή είναι 19,50€. ― I proteinómeni lianikí timí eínai 19,50€. ― The suggested retail price is €19.50.

2. (economics, finance) quotation
3. honour, virtue, reputation
4. faithfulness, virginity, fidelity
5. pride, credit
6. (mathematics, computing) value of a variable
7. (physics) coefficient

Declension

Coordinate terms

• κόστος m (kóstos, “cost, cost price”)
• δαπάνη f (dapáni, “expenditure, payment”)

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