τιμωρία (timōria)
timōria
punishment
Quick Reference
- Language
- Koine Greek
- Testament
- New Testament
- Occurrences
- 1 verses
- Root
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Word Overview
The noun timōria denotes the act of rendering help or assistance, though in the New Testament it carries the heavier weight of vengeance or punishment. Its meaning shifts from support to retribution depending on context, reflecting a root concept of avenging or punishing an offense.
This word appears only once in the Greek New Testament, in Hebrews 10:29. There it describes the severe consequence for those who insult the Spirit of grace, linking the idea of divine justice with the seriousness of rejecting Christ’s sacrifice.
While its verb form can mean to aid, the noun in Scripture emphasizes penalty. Translators render it as "punishment" here, capturing the gravity of the warning rather than any notion of help.
Based on public-domain lexicons (Strong's, Thayer, Gesenius, Brown-Driver-Briggs and others).
What This Word Means for Your Faith
The word timōria appears only once in the New Testament, found in Hebrews 10:29. It describes a severe punishment for those who reject Christ's sacrifice. This single occurrence highlights the seriousness of divine justice and the weight of insulting the Spirit of grace.
Understanding this term reminds us that faith is not taken lightly. The author of Hebrews uses it to warn against treating Jesus' blood as common. It calls believers to honor the covenant they have entered, recognizing the profound cost of redemption.
How it's translated
How this word is rendered word-by-word in the 1 verses where it appears, by frequency.
- punishment1×
Forms in the text
The inflected forms of this word as they appear in Scripture, by frequency.
- τιμωρίας1×
Key Verses
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Hebrews 10:29
How much worse punishment do you think he will be judged worthy of who has trodden under foot the Son of God, and has counted the blood of the covenant with which he was sanctified an unholy thing, and has insulted the Spirit of grace?
This is the only New Testament occurrence of timōria, where it defines the severe judgment awaiting those who insult the Spirit of grace.