greek #5097 - τιμωρέω timóreó (to punish)
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance punish. From a comparative of time and ouros (a guard); properly, to protect one's honor, i.e. To avenge (inflict a penalty) -- punish. see GREEK time Thayer's Greek LexiconStrong's 5097: τιμωρέωτιμωρέω, τιμώρω; 1 aorist passive ἐτιμωρήθην; (from τιμωρός, and this from τιμή and οὐρός, see θυρωρός); from Sophocles and Herodotus down; properly, to be a guardian or avenger of honor; hence,1.to succor, come to the help of:τίνι, one, Sophocles, Herodotus, Thucydides, others, 2.to avenge: τίνι, one, Herodotus, Xenophon, others. 3. in the N. T. τιμώρωτινα, to take vengeance on one, to punish: Acts 22:5; Acts 26:11 (Sophocles O. R. 107; in Greek writings the middle is more common in this sense). Englishman's Concordance (References)Strong's Greek: 5097. τιμωρέω (timóreó) — 2 OccurrencesActs 22:5 - V-ASP-3P Acts 26:11 - V-PPA-NMS |