ESV

ESV

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

Copy
Copy Options
Strong's
Red Letter
Copy Options
Cite Print
The Blue Letter Bible

Lexicon :: Strong's G3135 - margaritēs

Choose a new font size and typeface
μαργαρίτης
Transliteration
margaritēs (Key)
Pronunciation
mar-gar-ee'-tace
Listen
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From margaros (a pearl-oyster)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:472,564

Strong’s Definitions

μαργαρίτης margarítēs, mar-gar-ee'-tace; from μάργαρος márgaros (a pearl-oyster); a pearl:—pearl.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's G3135 in the following manner: pearl (9x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's G3135 in the following manner: pearl (9x).
  1. a pearl

  2. a proverb, i.e. a word of great value

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
μαργαρίτης margarítēs, mar-gar-ee'-tace; from μάργαρος márgaros (a pearl-oyster); a pearl:—pearl.
STRONGS G3135:
μαργαρίτης, μαργαρίτου, , a pearl: Matthew 13:45; 1 Timothy 2:9; Revelation 17:4; 18:(Revelation 18:12),Revelation 18:16; Revelation 21:21 (here L T WH accent μαργαρῖται, R G Tr μαργαρῖται (cf. Tdf. Proleg., p. 101)); τούς μαργαρίτας βάλλειν ἔμπροσθεν χοίρων, a proverb, i. e. to thrust the most sacred and precious teachings of the gospel upon the most wicked and abandoned men (incompetent as they are, through their hostility to the gospel, to receive them), and thus to profane them, Matthew 7:6 (cf. Proverbs 3:15; Job 28:18f).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Job
28:18
Proverbs
3:15
Matthew
7:6; 13:45
1 Timothy
2:9
Revelation
17:4; 18; 18:12; 18:16; 21:21

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3135 matches the Greek μαργαρίτης (margaritēs),
which occurs 9 times in 8 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:6 - “Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:45 - “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls,
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:46 - who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 2:9 - likewise also that women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire,
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:4 - The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and jewels and pearls, holding in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:12 - cargo of gold, silver, jewels, pearls, fine linen, purple cloth, silk, scarlet cloth, all kinds of scented wood, all kinds of articles of ivory, all kinds of articles of costly wood, bronze, iron and marble,
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:16 - “Alas, alas, for the great city
that was clothed in fine linen,
in purple and scarlet,
adorned with gold,
with jewels, and with pearls!
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:21 - And the twelve gates were twelve pearls, each of the gates made of a single pearl, and the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.
BLB Searches
Search the Bible
ESV
 [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
x
ESV

Daily Devotionals
x

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans
x

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan