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Lexicon :: Strong's G4185 - polytelēs

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πολυτελής
Transliteration
polytelēs (Key)
Pronunciation
pol-oo-tel-ace'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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Strong’s Definitions

πολυτελής polytelḗs, pol-oo-tel-ace'; from G4183 and G5056; extremely expensive:—costly, very precious, of great price.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G4185 in the following manner: very precious (1x), costly (1x), of great price (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G4185 in the following manner: very precious (1x), costly (1x), of great price (1x).

  1. precious

    1. requiring very great outlay, very costly

    2. excellent, of surpassing value

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πολυτελής polytelḗs, pol-oo-tel-ace'; from G4183 and G5056; extremely expensive:—costly, very precious, of great price.
STRONGS G4185:
πολυτελής, πολυτελές (πολύς, and τέλος cost) (from Herodotus down), precious;
a. requiring great outlay, very costly: Mark 14:3; 1 Timothy 2:9. (Thucydides and following; the Sept.)
b. excellent, of surpassing value (A. V. of great price): 1 Peter 3:4. ((Plato, others.))
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Mark
14:3
1 Timothy
2:9
1 Peter
3:4

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4185 matches the Greek πολυτελής (polytelēs),
which occurs 9 times in 9 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 29:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:2 - “Now with all my power I have prepared for the house of my God the gold for the things of gold, and the silver for the things of silver, and the bronze for the things of bronze, the iron for the things of iron, and wood for the things of wood, onyx stones and inlaid stones, stones of antimony and stones of various colors, and all kinds of precious stones and alabaster in abundance.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:1 -

Now it happened on the third day, that Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the king’s house in front of the king’s [fn]rooms, and the king was sitting on his royal throne in the [fn]throne room, opposite the entrance to his house.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:24 -

“If I have put my confidence in gold,

And called fine gold my trust,

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We will find all kinds of precious wealth,

We will fill our houses with spoil;

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She is more precious than [fn]pearls;

And nothing you desire compares with her.

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“For wisdom is better than pearls;

And all desirable things cannot compare with her.

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Like [fn]an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold

Is a wise reprover to a listening ear.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:10 -

Aleph

[fn]An excellent wife, who can find?

For her worth is far above pearls.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:16 -

Therefore thus says Lord Yahweh,

“Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a tested stone,

A costly cornerstone for the foundation, [fn]firmly placed.

He who believes in it will not be [fn]disturbed.

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