I think we see the principle of honoring leaders in the church most clearly in Hebrews 13:17, where we’re called to obey and submit to them in a way that makes their labors joyful, and in Philippians 2:29, where we’re told to hold men like Epaphroditus in esteem (NKJV) or in reputation (KJV). The word in Greek is entimos, which means “held in honour, prized, precious,” and comes from a root that means, “honour which belongs or is shown to one … a) of the honour which one has by reason of rank and state of office which he holds … b) deference, reverence.”