G516: ἀξίως
axíōs · “appropriately”
Definition
appropriately
KJV translates it as: as becometh, after a godly sort, worthily(-thy)
Word origin: adverb from G514 (ἄξιος);
Extended definition
adv. [in LXX: Wis.7:15 16:1, Sir.14:11 * ;]
worthily: Rom.16:2, Eph.4:1, Php.1:27; with genitive (frequently in Inscr.; Deiss., BS, 248; MM, VGT, 51), ἀ. τ. Κυρίου, Col.1:10; τ. θεοῦ 1Th.2:12, 3Jn.6.†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G516 is translated
- worthily ×6
Bible verses with G516 (axíōs)
Axíōs appears in 6 verses.
- Romans 16:2
That ye receive her in the Lord, as becometh saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever business she hath need of you: for she hath been a succourer of many, and of myself also.
- Ephesians 4:1
I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
- Philippians 1:27
Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;
- Colossians 1:10
That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
- 1 Thessalonians 2:12
That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.
- 3 John 1:6
Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well: