Entimos describes persons or things regarded with special esteem, from a valued servant to honored people and a distinguished guest.

The term most often marks someone or something held in special esteem: a centurion's slave, a chosen cornerstone, and persons to be received with honor. It also appears comparatively for a wedding guest described as more distinguished than another invitee.

1. Held in special esteem · dominant

   In Luke 7:2, the nominative singular form describes the centurion's gravely ill slave in relation to him; the APB renders the clause "who was valued to him." The accusative forms describe a chosen cornerstone in 1 Peter 2:4 and 1 Peter 2:6 and persons whom believers are to hold in honor in Philippians 2:29; the APB renders "valued" for the cornerstone and "hold such persons in honor."

   Luke 7:21 Peter 2:41 Peter 2:6Philippians 2:29
2. More distinguished among invitees · rare

   In Luke 14:8, the comparative nominative singular form identifies another wedding-feast invitee as having greater distinction than the person addressed. The APB renders the clause "someone more distinguished than you may have been invited."

   Luke 14:8

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses "valued" for the slave and cornerstone, "hold such persons in honor" for the plural reference, and "more distinguished" for the comparative. These renderings confirm the clauses' presentation rather than establish separate definitions.