ἀξία
ἀξία
ἄξιος
the worth or value of a thing, c. gen., Hdt., Eur.; money-value, price, amount, Hdt.; τῆς ἀξίας τιμᾶσθαι to estimate the penalty at the real amount, Plat.; κατʼ ἀξίαν τῆς οὐσίας Xen.
of persons, worth, reputation, rank, Thuc., etc.
generally, a manʼs due, his deserts, τὴν ἀξίαν λαμβάνειν, τῆς ἀξίας τυγχάνειν to get oneʼs deserts, Hdt., Ar.; κατʼ ἀξίαν according to desert, duly, Eur., Plat.; παρὰ τὴν ἀξίαν, οὐ κατʼ ἀξίαν Thuc., Dem.