The Greek word epitimia occurs only one time in the New Testament in 2 Cor. 2:6. There it is used of the punishment of an offender that is in accordance with the assessment of the majority of people.
- Greek word: ἐπιτιμία epitimia
- Meaning: to censure or admonish, penalty, punishment.
- Strong’s #: G2009
- Frequency: 1 occurrence
Summary of the meaning of the Greek word epitimia, admonish, in all verses where it occurs in the New Testament.
- Punishment experienced while alive, 1 occurrence
- 2 Cor. 2:6
| TABLE OF ALL NEW TESTAMENT USAGES OF EPITIMIA, ἐπιτιμία | ||
| Address | Verse | Meaning |
| 2 Cor. 2:6 | “Sufficient for such a one is this punishment which was inflicted by the majority,” | Punishment experienced while alive |
Dictionaries and Lexicons consulted
- “ἐπιτιμία epitimía; gen. epitimías, fem. noun from epitimáō (2008), to censure or admonish. Penalty, punishment. In the NT, spoken of the estimate fixed by a judge upon a wrong, a judicial infliction (2 Cor. 2:6).”
- Zodhiates, Spiros. The Complete Word Study Dictionary: New Testament. Chattanooga, TN: AMG Publishers, 2000
- “τιμωρέω; τιμωρία, ας f; ἐπιτιμία, ας f: to punish, with the implication of causing people to suffer what they deserve—‘to punish, to suffer punishment (with passive construction), punishment.’
- Louw, Johannes P., and Eugene Albert Nida. Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament: Based on Semantic Domains. New York: United Bible Societies, 1996.
- “ἐπιτιμία [epitimia /ep·ee·tee·mee·ah/] n f. From a compound of 1909 and 5092; TDNT 2:627; TDNTA 249; GK 2204; AV translates as “punishment” once. 1 punishment.”
- Strong, James. Enhanced Strong’s Lexicon. Woodside Bible Fellowship, 1995.
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