Τίμα [12 verses] (verb 3rd sg imperf ind act) "Honour" is timao , which means "to revere," "to honor," and "to value." This word is the one used in the commandment, "honor your father and mother." In the original Hebrew, it is from kabad, which means "to be heavy," "to be rich," and "to be honored."  - "Honour" is the Greek verb which means "to revere," "to honor," and "to value." This word is the one used in the commandment, "honor your father and mother." In the original Hebrew, it is from kabad, which means "to be heavy," "to be rich," and "to be honored."Though the Greek word doesn't have the same sense of "weight" as the Hebrew word that this quote is taken from, weight is often connected in Greek with value. In a commodity-based society, value and weight were the same. We say that we give "weight" to arguments in the same sense that the ancients would give "weight" to the rules of a leader or a God.