ἔντιμος

1. of persons, in honour, honoured, opp. ἄτιμος, Pl. Euthd. 281c, etc.; τινί by another, S. El. 239 (lyr.), Ant. 25, etc.; παρά τινι Pl. Ti. 21e: c. dat. rei, honoured with, σπονδαῖς E. Or. 1688 (anap.); in office, Pl. R. 564d; of men of high rank in Persia, X. Cyr. 3.1.8, al.; opp. ἄδοξοι, D. 3.29; = ἐπίτιμος, Decr. ap. eund.59.104.

2. of things, τὰ θεῶν ἔ. what is honoured in their sight, their ordinances or attributes, S. Ant. 77; ἔ. ποιῆσαι τὴν τέχνην hold it in honour, Isoc. 4.159; ἔ. ποιεῖν τι Arist. Pol. 1286b15; ἔργα ‐ότερα (opp. ἀναγκαιότερα) ib. 1255b28; δαπανήματα ‐ότατα Id. EN 1122b35; χώρα ἔ. place of honour, Pl. Epin. 985e; ἔ. ἀπόλυσις, = Lat. honesta missio, PHamb. 1.31.19 (ii A. D.).

3. Adv. ‐μως, ἄγειν τι Pl. R. 528c, cf.Satyr. Vit.Eur.Fr. 39xviii27 (Pass.); ἔχειν τι Pl. R. 528b; also ἐ. ἔχειν to be in honour, X. An. 2.1.7: Sup. ‐ότατα D.C. 63.17; ‐μως ἀπολελυμένος, = Lat. missus honesta missione, POxy. 1471.6 (i A. D.), al.

II. doing honour, honourable (to a person), λόγος Pl. Lg. 855a.

III. valuable, highly valued, [χώρα] Arist. Mete. 352a12(Comp.), cf. PLond. 5.1708.33 (vi A. D.); of currency, accepted in exchange, opp. ἀδόκιμον, νόμισμα Pl. Lg. 742a.