ἔντιμοςéntimos
GreekG17845 occurrences (KJV)
valued (figuratively)
KJV renders it: dear, more honourable, precious, in reputation
Where it appears
- Luke 7:2A certain centurion’s servant, who was dear to him, was sick and at the point of death.
- Luke 14:8“When you are invited by anyone to a marriage feast, don’t sit in the best seat, since perhaps someone more honorable than you might be invited by him,
- Phil 2:29Receive him therefore in the Lord with all joy, and hold such in honor,
- 1 Pet 2:4coming to him, a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God, precious.
- 1 Pet 2:6Because it is contained in Scripture, “Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, chosen, and precious: He who believes in him will not be disappointed.”
Lexical data: Strong’s Hebrew & Greek Dictionaries (1890, public domain; openscriptures, CC-BY-SA). Word tagging from the Strong’s-numbered KJV.