Strong G2472ἰσότιμος

equally valuable

Transliteration
isotimos
Pronunciation
ee-sot'-ee-mos
Morphology
Greek Adjective

Definition

From G2470 and G5092; of equal value or honor: - like precious.

Detailed definition

ἰσότιμος, -ον
(ἴσος, τιμή),
equally privileged, held in equal honour: πίστις, 2Pe.1:1 (R, mg., equally precious, but v Field, Notes, 240; Mayor, in l).†
(AS)

In the Bible

Strong G2472 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • precious1

First verses

  1. 2 Peter 1:1
    Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ἰσότιμ-ος, ον,
equal in honour or privilege, Απόλλων (i.e. sharing the honours paid to Zeus) [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“OGI” 234.25 (Delph., 3rd c.BC), “CR Acad.Inscription” 1906.419 (from Alabanda); ὁ θεὸς.. -ον παρέχι τράπεζαν τοῖς ὁποθενοῦν ἀφικνουμένοις “BCH” 51.73 (from Panamara))]; πίστις [NT (NT.2Pet.1.1)]; οἱ πρῶτοι καὶ ἰ. [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Lysander” 19, cf. Wilcken “Chr.” 13.10 (1st c.AD), 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “D Mort.” 24.3, etc.; πόλεις τισί 1st-2nd c.AD: Dio Chrysostomus Sophista 41.2)]: comparative -ότεροι, τοῖς κρατοῦσιν [Refs ([prev. author] 39.4)]; τὸ ἰ.,= ἰσοτιμία, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 2.246)]; of a person, maintaining equality of privilege, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Herodianus Grammaticus 2.4.9)]. adverb -μως, τινάς τισιν ἄγειν [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 5.177c)]; ζῶντα δικαίως καὶ ἰ. [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (“OGI” 544.34 (Ancyra, 2nd c.AD),compare “CIG” “Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum” “Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum” 4032.5 ([prev. passage]), “IGRom.” 3.195 ([prev. passage]); ἰ. ἔχουσι πρὸς ἀλλήλους οἱ ὅροι 6th c.AD: Philoponus, Joannes Philosophus “in Aristotelis Analytica Priora commentaria - pars” 167.14, compare 3rd c.AD: Alexander Aphrodisiensis Philosophus “in Aristotelis Metaphysica commentaria - Comm. in Arist. Graeca” 241.11.)]
2 generally, equal in value: hence, equal, ἁμάρτημα ἀκούσιον ἰ. ἑκουσίῳ [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 2.248; τὸ ἰ. δυσέφικτον ἐν ταῖς ἀμοιβαῖς 2nd c.AD: Herodianus Grammaticus 2.3.6)]; ἰ. μάχη evenly balanced, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd-3rd c.AD: Aelianus “De Natura Animalium - Ar.Byzantine Epit.” 10.1.)]
3 as title of rank at the Ptolemaic court, τῶν ἰσοτίμων τοῖς πρώτοις φίλοις [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“PRyl.” 66 _intransitive_, 253 (2nd c.BC), “Arch.Papyrus” 6.372.)]