ἠξίωμαι

ἀξιόω

think: perf ind mp 1st sg (attic epic doric ionic aeolic)

ἐξιόω

clean from rust: perf ind mp 1st sg

ἀξιόω

think: perf ind mp 1st sg (attic epic doric ionic aeolic)

ἐξιόω

clean from rust: perf ind mp 1st sg

ἀξιόω, [tense] pf.

A

ἠξίωκα Isoc.18.24

:—[voice] Med., v. infr. 111.2:—[voice] Pass., [tense] fut.

ἀξιωθήσομαι Id.9.6

, but also

ἀξιώσεται S.Ant. 637

: [tense] aor. ἠξιώθην: [tense] pf. ἠξίωμαι: ([etym.] ἄξιος):—think, deem worthy,

I c. acc. et gen., whether in good sense, think worthy of a reward,

ἡμᾶς ἀξιοῖλόγου E.Med. 962

;

ἑαυτὸν τῶν καλλίστων X.An.3.2.7

; or in bad, of a punishment,

γοργύρης Hdt.3.145

; ἀ. τινὰ ἀτιμίας Philipp. ap. D.18.166;

κακοῦ Pl.Ap. 38a

:—[voice] Pass.,

ἀξιεύμενος θυγατρὸς τῆς σῆς Hdt.9.111

; λέχη.. τυράννων ἠξιωμένα deemed worthy of kings, E.Hec. 366;

ἀξιοῦσθαι κακῶν Antipho 3.2.10

;

τοῦ αὑτοῦ ὀνόματος Pl.Phd. 103e

,al.

2 c. acc. only, esteem, honour, S.Aj. 1114, E.Heracl. 918; ἀ. τινὰ προσφθέγμασιν honour one with words, A.Ag. 903; of things, value,

οὐκ ἐξἴσου πάσας ἀξιοῦμεν ὑπολήψεις Phld.Herc.1251.12

:—[voice] Pass.,

καλοῖς ὑμεναίοις ἀξιοῦσθαι E.Or. 1210

: abs.,

τύμβον ἀξιούμενον ὁρᾶσθαι Id.Hec. 319

, cf. Th. 5.16.

3 value at a certain price,

ὁπόσης ἂν τιμῆς ἀξιώσῃ τὸ πωλούμενον Pl.Lg. 917d

.

II c.acc. pers. et inf., think one worthy to do or be,

σέ τοι ἠξίωσε ναίειν E.Alc. 572

; οὐκ ἀξιῶ ’γὼ ’μαυτὸν ἰσχύειν μέγα Ar.Eq. 182;

τί σαυτὸν ἀποτίνειν ἀξιοῖς; Pherecr.93

:—[voice] Pass., Pi. N.10.39, A.Pr. 242; διδάσκαλος ἀξιοῦσθαι to be esteemed as a teacher, Pl.Tht. 161d.

2 think fit, expect, require that..,

ἀ. τινὰ ἰέναι Hdt. 2.162

;

ἀ. τινὰ ἀληθῆ λέγειν Antipho2.3.4

; οὐκ ἀ. [ὑμᾶς] τὰ μὴ δεινὰ ἐν ὀρρωδίᾳ ἔχειν we expect that you do not.., Th.2.89, cf. 3.44;

ἀ. σωτηρίαν ἐμοὶ γενέσθαι And.1.143

; ἀ. καὶ παρακαλεῖν τινα c. inf., Decr. ap. D.18.165;

ἀ. ἵνα.. Inscr.Prien.53.58

, al.; simply, ask, request, PEleph.19.18, Apollon.Perg.1 Praef. ([voice] Pass.); esp. pray, τὸν θεὸν ὅπως.. Aristeas 245, cf. LXX Je.7.16, SIG1181.1; τὰ -ούμενα prayers, Aristeas 18; also, ask, inquire of an oracle, Ps.-Callisth. 1.3.

III c. inf. only, ἀ. κομίζεσθαι, τυγχάνειν think one has a right to receive, expect to receive, Th.1.43,7.15;

προῖκα θεωρεῖν ἀ. Thphr. Char.6.4

;

ἄλλο τι ἀξιοῖς ἢ ἀποθανεῖν; Lys.22.5

: with a neg., οὐκ ἀξιῶ ὑποπτεύεσθαι I think I do not deserve to be suspected, have a right not to be.., Th.4.86:—[voice] Pass., ὥστε ἀξιοῦσθαι λῃτουργεῖν so as to be required to.., D.27.64;

υἱῷ προθύμως τἀξιούμενον ποιῶν

one's duty,

Men. 663

.

2 think fit, expect, consent, resolve, etc., and so in various senses, ἀξιῶ θανεῖν I consent to die, S.OT 944, etc.; dare,

ἀξιῶσαι μάχην συνάψαι A.Pers. 335

; deign to do,

εἴ τις ἀξιοῖ μαθεῖν Id.Ag. 1661

, cf. S.OT 1413; ἀξιῶ χρήματα λαμβάνειν I do not hesitate to receive, Pl.Hp.Mi. 364d, etc.; οἶμαι πάντας.. φέρειν ἀξιοῦν ἔρανον I think that all should be glad to bring, D.21.101:—freq. with neg., οὐδ' ἀξιῶ μνησθῆναι I do not think them worth mentioning, Hdt.2.20;

οὐκ ἠξίωσαν οὐδὲ προσβλέψαι A.Pr. 217

;

οὐκ ἀξιώσαντες.. τοῦτο παθεῖν Th.1.102

(but

ἀξιοῦτε μὴ ἀντιδοῦναι δίκην 3.66

);

πείθεσθαι οὐκ ἀξιοῦντες

refusing,

X.Oec.21.4

:—also in [voice] Med. (not in [dialect] Att. Prose), ἀξιοῦσθαι μέλειν deign to care for, A.Ag. 370; φονεὺς γὰρ εἶναι ἠξιώσατο thought fit to be, Id.Eu. 425; οὐκ ἀξιεύμεναι ἀναμίσγεσθαι τῇσι ἄλλῃσι not condescending to.., Hdt.1.199; οὐκ ἀξιεύμενος ἐς τὸν.. θρόνον ἵζεσθαι not deeming oneself worthy to.., Id.7.16.

3 think, deem,

ἀξιοῦντες ἀδικέεσθαι Id.6.87

, cf. S.OC 579, E.HF 1343; ἑκάτεροι νικᾶν ἠξίουν claimed the victory, Th.1.55.

IV make a claim, Id.4.58;

πάντες καθ' ὑπεροχὴν -οῠσιν Arist.Pol. 1288a23

;

ἀξίωσιν ἀ. Plb.38.7.7

; ἀξιοῦν τινά τι make a claim on a person, X.Mem.3.11.12.

2 ἐγὼ μὲν οὑτωσὶ περὶ τῆς τύχης ἀξιῶ hold this opinion.., D.18.255; ἐγὼ μὲν οὐκ ἀξιῶ I think not, Id.20.12: in philosophic language, lay down, maintain (cf.

ἀξίωμα 11.2

), Arist.APr. 37a10, cf. 41b10, Polystr.p.24 W.; ἐν τῷ τοιῷδε ἀξιοῦντι in such a state of opinion, v.l. in Th.3.43.

ἀξιόω impf. ἠξίουν (s. B-D-F §328); fut. ἀξιώσω; 1 aor. ἠξίωσα. Pass. pres. impv. ἀξιούσθω; 1 fut. ἀξιωθήσομαι; 1 aor. ἠξιώθην Gen. 31:28; pf. ἠξίωμαι (Trag., Hdt.+).

① to consider suitable for requital or for receipt of someth. consider worthy, deserving τινά τινος (Diod S 17, 76, 3 τιμῆς ἠξίωσαν αὐτόν; schol. on Nicander, Alex. 8; 2 Macc 9:15; Jos., Vi. 231; Tat.; Mel., P. 97, 940) someone of someth. σὲ λόγου (Eur., Med. 962 ἡμᾶς ἀξιοῖ λόγου) you of a discussion MPol 10:2; cp. 14:2. ἵνα ὑμᾶς ἀξιώσῃ τ. κλήσεως ὁ θεός that God may count you worthy of the call (so KJV, 20th Century, Goodsp., REB et al.; ‘make worthy’ NRSV et al. lacks lexical support) that you are already heeding 2 Th 1:11; pass. Dg 9:1 (opp. ‘be adjudged unworthy’ of eternal life); also pass. (Diod S 16, 59, 2 τ. στρατηγίας ἠξιωμένος; schol. on Apollon. Rhod. 4, 1212–14a; Jos., Ant. 2, 258 τιμῆς) διπλῆς τιμῆς ἀξιοῦσθαι 1 Ti 5:17 (cp. Tat. 10, 2 τιμῆς καὶ δωρεᾶς). δόξης Hb 3:3. In connection with an undesirable consequence (Hdt. 3, 145; Diod S 16, 64, 1 ὑπὸ τοῦ δαιμονίου τιμωρίας ἠξιώθησαν) χείρονος τιμωρίας Hb 10:29 (Diod S 34+35, Fgm. 3 τῆς αὐτῆς τιμωρίας ἀξιῶσαί τινα). W. inf. foll. οὐδὲ ἐμαυτὸν ἠξίωσα πρὸς σὲ ἐλθεῖν I did not consider myself worthy to come to you Lk 7:7; MPol 20:1. Pass. w. inf. foll. be considered worthy (Simplicius in Epict. p. 110, 37 ἀξιοῦσθαι μανθάνειν; Gen 31:28; Just., D. 123, 1 λαὸς κεκλῆσθαι ἠξιωμένοι) IEph 9:2; 21:2; IMg 2:14; IRo 1:1.

② to make an evaluation concerning the suitability of someth., esp. an activity (Appian, Bell. Civ. 1, 34 §154; Philo, Spec. Leg. 1, 319; Jos., Ant. 1, 307; Just., A I, 68, 3 al.; Ath. 2, 3 al.)

ⓐ deem, hold an opinion, w. inf. foll. (EpJer 40; Just., A I, 16, 14 [acc. w. inf.]; 23:1 al.; Ath.) ἠξίου, μὴ συνπαραλαμβάνειν τοῦτον he insisted (impf.) that they should not take him along Ac 15:38. ἀξιοῦμεν παρὰ σοῦ ἀκοῦσαι we would like to hear from you Ac 28:22. Cp. Dg 3:2; 7:1.

ⓑ request, ask (a sense characteristic of later Gk.), w. implication of evaluation of need and ability of the potential giver to meet it (X., Mem. 3, 11, 12; Herodas 6, 79; so mostly LXX; Just., D. 106, 1) w. inf. foll. (Demet.: 722 Fgm. 1, 6 Jac.; Jos., ant. 1. 338; Alex. Aphr., An. Mant. II, 1 p. 184, 2 ἀξ. παρὰ θεῶν μαθεῖν=ask to learn from the gods; Just., A I, 3, 12 al.; Mel., HE 4, 26, 13) Ac 13:42 and 43 both v.l.; 1 Cl 51:1; 53:5; 59:4. W. acc. of pers. and ἵνα foll. Hv 4, 1, 3. Only w. acc. of pers. 1 Cl 55:6. In the passages from 1 Cl and H the request is directed to God (so UPZ 78, 22 [159 B.C.]. Prayers for vengeance from Rheneia in Dssm., LO 352, 354 [LAE 423ff ]=SIG 1181, 1f [II/I B.C.] ἐπικαλοῦμαι καὶ ἀξιῶ τ. θεὸν τὸν ὕψιστον. Jer 7:16; 11:14; EpArist 245).—DELG s.v. ἄξιος. M-M. TW.