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Gloss worship, esteem, honour
τῑμ-ή,ἡ, (τίω,v.ad fin.).
I. worship, esteem, honour, and in pl.honours, such as are accorded to gods or to superiors, or bestowed (whether by gods or men) as a reward for services, τιμῆς ἔμμοροί εἰσι
Od. 8.480
; ὄφρ' ἂν Ἀχαιοὶ υἱὸν ἐμὸν τίσωσιν ὀφέλλωσίν τέ ἑ τιμῇ
Il. 1.510
; ἐκ δὲ Διὸς τιμὴ καὶ κῦδος ὀπηδεῖ
17.251
; ἐν δὲ ἰῇ τ. ἠμὲν κακὸς ἠδὲ καὶ ἐσθλός
9.319
, cf. 4.410 ; ἐν τ. σέβειν
A. Pers. 166
(troch.); ἐν τ. ἄγεσθαί τινας
Hdt. 1.134
;ἐν τ. τίθεσθαιorἄγειν τινά, Id. 3.3 , Pl. R. 538e ; ἐν τιμαῖς ἔχειν
Philem. 199
Close Browse lexicon entries ;τιμὴν νεῖμαι, ἀπονέμειν τινί, S. Ph. 1062 , Pl. Lg. 837c ;τοῖς φίλοις τιμὰς νέμεινpaydue regard, S. Aj. 1351 ;τιμὰς ὤπασας, πορών, A. Pr. 30 , 946 ; διδόναι
; τὸ πρᾶγμ' ἐμοὶ τιμὴν φέρει
(anap.);τ. εὑρίσκεσθαι, δέκεσθαι, Pi. P. 1.48 , 8.5 ; τιμὴν παρ' ἀνθρώποις φέρεσθαι
;τιμῆς λαχεῖν, τυχεῖν, S. Ant. 699 , El. 364 (v.l.);οἱ γεραίτεροι ταῖς τῶν νέων τιμαῖς ἀγάλλονται paid to them bythe young, X. Mem. 2.1.33 : c. gen.,χωρὶς ἡ τ. θεῶν the honour dueto them, A. Ag. 637 , cf. Ch. 200 ; τιμὰς τὰς θεῶν πατεῖν
:τιμῇ with honour, honourably, S. OC 381 codd.;τιμῆς ἕνεκαasa mark of honour, X. An. 7.3.28 ; τιμῇ προέξους'
2. honour, dignity, lordship, as the attribute of gods or kings, Il. 1.278 , 9.498 , etc.; θεῶν ἒξ ἔμμορε τιμῆς
, cf. Hes. Th. 393 , Pi. P. 4.108 , A. Eu. 228 (pl.); Περσονόμος τ. μεγάλη
(anap.);δίθρονος . . καὶ δίσκηπτρος τ. Id. Ag. 44 (anap.): generally, like γέρας ,prerogativeorspecial attributeof a king, and in pl. hisprerogatives, Od. 1.117 , Hes. Th. 203 , Thgn. 374 , S. OT 909 (lyr.), etc.;βασιλικαὶ τ. imperialprerogatives, Hdn. 7.10.5 ; σκῆπτρον τιμάς τ' ἀποσυλᾶται
3. a dignity, office, magistracy, and in pl.,civic honours( τιμὰς λέγομεν εἶναι τὰς ἀρχάς
), Hdt. 1.59 , etc.;ἔν τε ταῖς ἀρχαῖς καὶ ταῖς ἄλλαις τ. Pl. Ap. 35b , cf. Ti. 20a , etc.; μὴ φεύγειν τοὺς πόνους, ἢ μηδὲ τὰς τ. διώκειν
;οἱ ἐν τιμαῖςmen inoffice, E. IA 19 (anap.), cf. Isoc. 9.81 ; ἐκβαλῶ σε ἐκ τῆς τιμῆς
;τιμὰς ἴσχεινhold theofficeofτιμοῦχος(q.v.), Jahresh. 12.136 (Erythrae,v/iv B.C.): generally,office, task, ἄχαρις τιμή
b. a person in authority, an authority,κλῦτε δὲ Γᾶ(Ahrens forτὰ) χθονίων τε τιμαί
(lyr.);καὶ τὰ καρτερώτατα τιμαῖς ὑπείκειyield toauthorities, S. Aj. 670 .
4. present of honour, compliment, offering, e.g. to the gods, Hes. Op. 142 , A. Pers. 622 ;reward, present, ἢ ἀργύριον ἢ τιμή
;τιμαὶ καὶ δωρεαίib. 361c ; ὅσοι . . ἄλλην τινὰ δωρεὰν ἢ τ. ἔχουσιν παρὰ τῶν Λεβεδίων
(Teos,iv B.C.);τῶν εὐεργεσιῶν τιμὰς
5. ἡ Δάου τ. 'the worthy D. ', Herod. 5.68 .
II. of things,worth, value, price,
h.Cer. 132 , IG 12.349.10 , 15 , al.;ἐξευρίσκοντες τιμῆς τὰ κάλλισταata price, Hdt. 7.119 ; τῆς αὐτῆς τ. πωλεῖν
; δεκαπλάσιον τῆς τ. ἀποτίνειν
;ἀποδιδόναι τινὶ τὴν τ. ib.a;δύο εἰπεῖν τ. to name twoprices, ib. 917b ;ἀξιοῦν τι τ. τινόςib.d; περὶ τῆς τ. διαφέρεσθαι
;ἐμοὶ δὲ τιμὰ τᾶσδε πᾷ γενήσεται; Ar. Ach. 895 ;ἑστηκυῖαι τ. fixedprices,
(iii B.C.);ὑπὲρ τιμῆς πυροῦpayment of money representing thevalueof wheat, Ostr. 663
2. valuation, estimate, for purposes of assessment, τοῦ κλήρου
: generally, ὁ πλοῦτος οἷον τιμή τις τῆς ἀξίας τῶν ἄλλων
III. compensation, satisfaction, penalty, τιμὴν ἀρνύμενοι Μενελάῳ . . πρὸς Τρώων
, cf. 5.552 ;ἀποτινέμεν, τίνειν τιμήν τινι, pay or makeit, 3.286 , 288 ; τιμὴν ἄγειν
; Πάτροκλον, ὃς κεῖται ἐμῆς ἕνεκ' ἐνθάδε τιμῆς
, cf. Od. 14.70 , 117 ;οὐ σὴ . . ἡ τ. thepenaltyis not yours, Pl. Grg. 497b . (The spelling [τῑ-not τει-
, etc.] and the majority of the senses show thatτιμήis cogn. withτίω'value, honour'; sense 111 perh. arose from a later association withτίνω.)
References Od. 8.480 Il. 1.510 17.251 9.319 4.410 A. Pers. 166 Hdt. 1.134 Id. 3.3 Pl. R. 538e Philem. 199 X. Cyr. 8.8.24 S. Ph. 1062 Pl. Lg. 837c S. Aj. 1351 A. Pr. 30 946 E. Hipp. 1424 Pl. R. 415c E. Hipp. 329 S. El. 356 Ar. Ach. 640 Pi. P. 1.48 8.5 Ar. Av. 1278 Hdt. 2.46 Id. 1.120 X. An. 2.5.38 S. Ant. 699 El. 364 X. Mem. 2.1.33 Il. 1.278 9.498 Od. 5.335 Il. 6.193 Hes. Th. 393 Pi. P. 4.108 A. Eu. 228 Id. Pers. 919 Id. Ag. 44 Od. 1.117 Hes. Th. 203 Thgn. 374 S. OT 909 Hdn. 7.10.5 A. Pr. 172 Arist. Pol. 1281a31 Hdt. 1.59 Pl. Ap. 35b Ti. 20a Th. 2.63 X. Cyr. 1.3.8 Pl. Phlb. 61c E. IA 19 Isoc. 9.81 X. Cyr. 1.3.9 Jahresh. 12.136 Hdt. 7.36 A. Ch. 399 S. Aj. 670 Hes. Op. 142 A. Pers. 622 Pl. R. 347a 361c SIG 344.22 Pl. Phd. 113e D. Herod. 5.68 h.Cer. 132 IG 12.349.10 15 Hdt. 7.119 Lys. 22.12 D. 21.149 Pl. Lg. 914c 917b Lys. 22.15 Ar. Ach. 895 PTeb. 703.176 Ostr. 663 Pl. Lg. 744e Arist. Rh. 1391a1 Il. 1.159 5.552 3.286 288 Od. 22.57 Il. 17.92 Od. 14.70 117 Pl. Grg. 497b IG 12.347.33 111 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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