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axíōs

worthily, in a manner worthy

Say it: ax-EE-oce (approximate)

ἀξίως

What it means

In a way that matches or befits something (from axios, "worthy," like the scale of balanced weights). In 4:1, "walk worthily of the calling," the call of the letter's practical half. Paul uses it in Philippians 1:27 and Colossians 1:10.

Range of meaning

  • WorthilyIn a fitting way.
  • BefittingMatching one's standing.

In Ephesians

  • Chapter 4

    "To walk worthily of the calling" (4:1).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G0516 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources