Polutelēs πολυτελής
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| πολυτελής | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | polutelēs |
| Strong's number | G4185 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | valuable |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Mark (1) |
Polutelēs (Greek πολυτελής, Strong's G4185) is a Greek adjective meaning “valuable”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
πολυτελής, -ές
(πολύς, τέλος) [in LXX for יָקָר, etc. ;]
very costly, very precious, of great value: Mrk.14:3, 1Ti.2:9; metaphorically, 1Pe.3:4.†
(AS)
(πολύς, τέλος) [in LXX for יָקָר, etc. ;]
very costly, very precious, of great value: Mrk.14:3, 1Ti.2:9; metaphorically, 1Pe.3:4.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | precious (1), costly (1), price (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | expensive (2), precious (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Polutelēs, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Mark
- Mark 14:3And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head.While Jesus was in Bethany reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke open the jar and poured it on Jesus’ head.
1 Timothy
- 1 Timothy 2:9In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,
1 Peter
- 1 Peter 3:4But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).