"worthily, Col. 1:10; suitably, in a manner becoming, Rom. 16:2"
Definition and meaning
worthily, Col. 1:10; suitably, in a manner becoming, Rom. 16:2
In the original Greek the word is written: ἀξίως
Historical context
Paul wrote Romans from Corinth, one of the most important commercial cities in the empire. Rome had a Jewish population of around 50,000. The letter addresses real tensions between Jewish believers with centuries of Torah tradition and Gentile believers with no such background. Emperor Nero was on the throne. Within ten years he would execute both Paul and Peter.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of axios (G516) across the King James Bible.
That ye receive her in the Lord, as becometh saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever business she hath need of you: for she hath been a succourer of many, and of myself also.
I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;
That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.
Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well:
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Common questions
Strong's G516 (axios) is a Greek word that means: worthily, Col. 1:10; suitably, in a manner becoming, Rom. 16:2 It appears 6 times in the King James Bible.
The word axios (G516) appears 6 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G516 is axios, a Greek word defined as: worthily, Col. 1:10; suitably, in a manner becoming, Rom. 16:2. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
axios is a Greek word found in the New Testament.