HONOR DEFINED

BLUE LETTER BIBLE shares:

A-2

Noun

Strong's Number: g1391

Greek: doxa

Honor (Noun and Verb):
"glory," is translated "honor" in the AV of Jhn 5:41, 44 (twice); 8:54; 2Cr 6:8;Rev 19:7; the RV keeps to the word "glory," as the AV everywhere else.
See GLORY.

B-1

Verb

Strong's Number: g5091

Greek: timao

Honor (Noun and Verb):
"to honor" (akin to A, No. 1), is used of

(a) valuing Christ at a price, Mat 27:9, cp. A, No. 1, (a);

(b) "honoring" a person:

(1) the "honor" done by Christ to the Father, Jhn 8:49;

(2) "honor" bestowed by the Father upon him who serves Christ, Jhn 12:26;

(3) the duty of all to "honor" the Son equally with the Father, Jhn 5:23;

(4) the duty of children to "honor" their parents, Mat 15:4; 19:19; Mar 7:10; 10:19; Luk 18:20; Eph 6:2;

(5) the duty of Christians to "honor" the king, and all men, 1Pe 2:17;

(6) the respect and material assistance to be given to widows "that are widows indeed," 1Ti 5:3;

(7) the "honor" done to Paul and his companions by the inhabitants of Melita, Act 28:10;

(8) mere lip profession of "honor" to God, Mat 15:8; Mar 7:6.

B-2

Verb

Strong's Number: g1392

Greek: doxazo

Honor (Noun and Verb):
"to glorify" (from doxa, A, No. 2), is rendered "honor" and "honoreth" in the AV of Jhn 8:54; in 1Cr 12:26, however, in reference to the members of the body, both AV and RV have "honored" (RV marg., "glorified"). Everywhere else it is translated by some form of the verb "to glorify," "have glory," or "be made glorious," except in Rom 11:13, "magnify," AV.
See GLORIFY.