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Lexicon :: Strong's G3135 - margaritēs

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μαργαρίτης
Transliteration
margaritēs (Key)
Pronunciation
mar-gar-ee'-tace
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From margaros (a pearl-oyster)
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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, ὁ, 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).
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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 TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:6 - “Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:45

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:45 - “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:46

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:46 - “who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 2:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 2:9 - in like manner also, that the women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with propriety and moderation, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or costly clothing,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 17:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:4 - The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the filthiness of her fornication.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:12 - “merchandise of gold and silver, precious stones and pearls, fine linen and purple, silk and scarlet, every kind of citron wood, every kind of object of ivory, every kind of object of most precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:16 - “and saying, ‘Alas, alas, that great city that was clothed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls!

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 21:21

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:21 - The twelve gates were twelve pearls: each individual gate was of one pearl. And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.
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