τιμή
Alt. τι_μή, ἡ,
Etym. τίω
I. "that which is paid in token of worth or value":
1. "worship, esteem, honour", and in pl. "honours", Hom., etc.; ἐν τ. ἄγεσθαι, τίθεσθαι τινά Hdt.; ἀπονέμειν, ἀποδοῦναι Soph., Plat.:—c. gen., ἡ τ. θεῶν "the honour due" to them, Aesch.
2. "honour, dignity, lordship", Hom.:— "the prerogative" of a king, and in pl. "prerogatives", Od., Trag.
3. "a dignity, office, magistracy", and in pl., like Lat. honores, civil honours, Hdt., attic; οἱ ἐν τιμαῖς men "in office", Eur.; τιμὴ ἄχαρις a thankless "office", Hdt.
4. "an authority, magistracy", τ. δίσκηπτρος, of the Atridae, Aesch., Soph.
5. "a present of honour, offering", Hes., Aesch.: "a reward, present", Lat. honorarium, Soph.
II. of things, "worth, value", or "price", Lat. pretium, ἐξευρίσκειν τιμῆς τι to get a thing "at a price" (i. e. a high price), Hdt.; ἐμοὶ δὲ τιμὰ τᾶσδε πᾶ γενήσεται; how shall I get "payment" for this? Ar.
III. "an estimate" of damages, "compensation", ἄρνυσθαί τινι τιμήν to get one "compensation", Il.; τίνειν or ἀποτίνειν τιμήν τινι "to pay or make" it, id=Il.; οὐ σὴ ἡ τιμή not yours "the penalty", Plat.
2. "a valuation, estimate", for purposes of assessment, τοῦ κλήρου id=Plat.