The Greek word τιμωρία, timoria occurs only once in the New Testament and it means punishment. It is used in Hebrews 10:29, but the nature of the punishment is not specified. In the context of our discussion on annihilationism and eternal conscious torment, the generic usage of the word does not lend itself specifically to either position.
- Greek word: τιμωρία, timoria
- Meaning: to punish
- Strong’s #: G5098
- Frequency: 1 occurrences
Summary of the meaning of the Greek word timoria, punish, in all verses where it occurs in the New Testament.
- Punishment, generic, 1 occurrence
- Heb. 10:29
| TABLE OF ALL NEW TESTAMENT USAGES OF TIMORIA, τιμωρία | ||
| Address | Verse | Meaning |
| Heb. 10:29 | “How much severer punishment do you think he will deserve who has trampled under foot the Son of God, and has regarded as unclean the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and has insulted the Spirit of grace?” | Punishment |
Dictionaries and Lexicons consulted
- “τιμωρία timōría; gen. timōrías, fem. noun from timōréō (5097), to punish. Punishment, only in Heb. 10:29. In Class. Gr., the idea of punishment represented by timōría was deeply colored by vindictiveness. It is a punishment meant to satisfy a sense of outraged justice, the defense one’s honor or that of a violated law.”
- 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.
- “τιμωρέω [timoreo /tim·o·reh·o/] v. From a comparative of 5092 and ouros (a guard); GK 5512; Two occurrences; AV translates as “punish” twice. 1 to be a guardian or avenger of honour. 1A to succour, come to the help of. 2 to avenge. 3 in the NT, to take vengeance on one, to punish.”
- Strong, James. Enhanced Strong’s Lexicon. Woodside Bible Fellowship, 1995.
