τῑμ-ή, ἡ, (τίω, see ad near the end).
I)
worship, esteem, honour, and in
plural honours, such as are accorded to gods or to superiors, or bestowed (whether by gods or men) as a reward for services, τιμῆς ἔμμοροί εἰσι [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐν τ. τίθεσθαι or ἄγειν τινά, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; τιμὴν νεῖμαι, ἀπονέμειν τινί, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοῖς φίλοις τιμὰς νέμειν pay
due regard, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; τιμὰς ὤπασας, πορών, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; τ. εὑρίσκεσθαι, δέκεσθαι, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; τιμῆς λαχεῖν, τυχεῖν, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἱ γεραίτεροι ταῖς τῶν νέων τιμαῖς ἀγάλλονται
paid to them by the young, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
the honour due to them, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
with honour, honourably, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; τιμῆς ἕνεκα as
a mark of honour, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
I.2)
honour, dignity, lordship, as the attribute of gods or kings, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; δίθρονος. καὶ δίσκηπτρος τ. [
Refs]: generally, like{γέρας},
prerogative or
special attribute of a king, and in
plural his
prerogatives, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; βασιλικαὶ τ. imperial
prerogatives, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
I.3)
a dignity, office, magistracy, and in
plural,
civic honours (τιμὰς λέγομεν εἶναι τὰς ἀρχάς [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἔν τε ταῖς ἀρχαῖς καὶ ταῖς ἄλλαις τ. [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἱ ἐν τιμαῖς men in
office, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; τιμὰς ἴσχειν hold the
office of τιμοῦχος (which see), [
Refs 5th c.BC+]: generally,
office, task, ἄχαρις τιμή [
Refs 5th c.BC+] —also,
I.3.b)
a person in authority, an authority, κλῦτε δὲ Γᾶ (Ahrens for τὰ) χθονίων τε τιμαί [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; καὶ τὰ καρτερώτατα τιμαῖς ὑπείκει yield to
authorities, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
I.4)
present of honour, compliment, offering, e.g. to the gods, [
Refs 8th c.BC+];
reward, present, ἢ ἀργύριον ἢ τιμή [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; τιμαὶ καὶ δωρεαί[
Refs 4th c.BC+]; τῶν εὐεργεσιῶν τιμὰς φέρονται [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
I.5) ἡ Δάου τ. 'the worthy [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
II) of things,
worth, value, price, [
Refs]; ἐξευρίσκοντες τιμῆς τὰ κάλλιστα at
a price, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]. to name two
prices, [
Refs]; ἀξιοῦν τι τ. τινός [
Refs]; περὶ τῆς τ. διαφέρεσθαι [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐμοὶ δὲ τιμὰ τᾶσδε πᾷ γενήσετα; [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἑστηκυῖαι τ. fixed
prices, [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ὑπὲρ τιμῆς πυροῦ payment of money representing the
value of wheat, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]
II.2)
valuation, estimate, for purposes of assessment, τοῦ κλήρου [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
III)
compensation, satisfaction, penalty, τιμὴν ἀρνύμενοι Μενελάῳ. πρὸς Τρώων [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἀποτινέμεν, τίνειν τιμήν τινι, pay or make
it, [
Refs]; τιμὴν ἄγειν [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; οὐ σὴ. ἡ τ. the
penalty is not yours, [
Refs 5th c.BC+] 'value, honour'; sense 111 perhaps arose from a later association with τίνω.)