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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 5097. τιμωρέω (timóreó) -- To punish, to avenge, to vindicate</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/5097.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/1_corinthians/7-6.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/5097.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 5097</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/5096.htm" title="5096">◄</a> 5097. timóreó <a href="../greek/5098.htm" title="5098">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">timóreó: To punish, to avenge, to vindicate</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">τιμωρέω</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>timóreó<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>tee-mo-reh'-o<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(tim-o-reh'-o)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To punish, to avenge, to vindicate<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>I punish, avenge myself on.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From the Greek words τιμή (timē, meaning "honor" or "value") and ὁράω (horaō, meaning "to see" or "to perceive").<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The concept of punishment or retribution in the Hebrew Bible is often expressed with words like נָקַם (naqam, Strong's H5358), which means to avenge or take vengeance, and פָּקַד (paqad, Strong's H6485), which can mean to visit, punish, or appoint.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The verb τιμωρέω primarily means to punish or to take vengeance. It conveys the idea of administering justice or retribution, often in response to wrongdoing. In the context of the New Testament, it is used to describe actions that are intended to correct or discipline, often with a focus on restoring honor or justice.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek culture, the concept of τιμωρέω was closely tied to the idea of maintaining social order and justice. Punishment was seen as a necessary response to offenses that disrupted the harmony of the community. In the Greco-Roman world, legal systems were established to ensure that wrongdoers were held accountable, and the concept of retribution was an integral part of maintaining societal balance. In the Jewish context, the idea of divine retribution was also significant, with God seen as the ultimate judge who would vindicate the righteous and punish the wicked.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>5097</b> <i>timōréō</i> (from <a href="/greek/5092.htm">5092</a> <i>/timḗ</i>, "perceived worth" and <i>ouros</i>, "a guardian") – to act as guardian with the authority to also mete out <i>punishment</i> (literally, assign <i>due</i> retribution) – as it seems best in the eyes of the <i>punisher</i>. See also the root, <a href="/greek/5092.htm">5092</a> <i>/timḗ</i> ("perceived value").</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>perhaps from <a href="/greek/5092.htm">timé</a> and arnumai (to exact atonment)<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to punish, avenge<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>punished (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 5097: τιμωρέω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">τιμωρέω</span></span>, <span class="greek2">τιμώρω</span>; 1 aorist passive <span class="greek2">ἐτιμωρήθην</span>; (from <span class="greek2">τιμωρός</span>, and this from <span class="greek2">τιμή</span> and <span class="greek2">οὐρός</span>, see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">θυρωρός</span></span>); from <span class="abbreviation">Sophocles</span> and <span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span> down; properly, <span class="accented">to be a guardian or avenger of honor</span>; hence, <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">to succor, come to the help of</span>:<span class="greek2">τίνι</span>, one, <span class="abbreviation">Sophocles</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Thucydides</span>, others, <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> <span class="accented">to avenge</span>: <span class="greek2">τίνι</span>, one, <span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Xenophon</span>, others. <p><span class="textheading">3.</span> in the N. T. <span class="greek2">τιμώρω</span> <span class="greek2">τινα</span>, <span class="accented">to take vengeance on one, to punish</span>: <a href="/interlinear/acts/22-5.htm">Acts 22:5</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/26-11.htm">Acts 26:11</a> (<span class="abbreviation">Sophocles</span> O. R. 107; in Greek writings the middle is more common in this sense).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>punish. <p>From a comparative of <a href="/greek/5092.htm">time</a> and ouros (a guard); properly, to protect one's honor, i.e. To avenge (inflict a penalty) -- punish. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/5092.htm">time</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>ετιμωρήσατο τιμωρηθωσιν τιμωρηθώσιν τιμωρηθῶσιν τιμωρήσομαι τιμωρήσομαί τιμωρούμενον τιμωρων τιμωρών τιμωρῶν timorethosin timorethôsin timōrēthōsin timōrēthō̂sin timoron timorôn timōrōn timōrō̂n<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/acts/22-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 22:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Plural">V-ASP-3P</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/22.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Ἰερουσαλὴμ ἵνα <b>τιμωρηθῶσιν</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> as prisoners <span class="itali">to be punished.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/acts/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Jerusalem, for to <span class="itali">be punished.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/22-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Jerusalem in order that <span class="itali">they might be punished</span><p><b><a href="/text/acts/26-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 26:11</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular">V-PPA-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/26.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">συναγωγὰς πολλάκις <b>τιμωρῶν</b> αὐτοὺς ἠνάγκαζον</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/26.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">And as I punished</span> them often in all<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/26.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> against [them].And <span class="itali">I punished</span> them oft<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/26-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> synagogues often <span class="itali">punishing</span> them I compelled [them]<p><b><a href="/greek/5097.htm">Strong's Greek 5097</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_5097.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/timo_re_tho_sin_5097.htm">τιμωρηθῶσιν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/timo_ro_n_5097.htm">τιμωρῶν — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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