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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

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Strong's Number G4185 matches the Greek πολυτελής (polytelēs),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:3 -

And while He was in Bethany at the home of Simon the leper, and reclining at the table, there came a woman with an alabaster jar of perfume of very G4185 costly G4185 pure [fn]nard; and she broke the jar and poured it over His head.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 2:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 2:9 - Likewise, I want women to adorn themselves with proper clothing, with modesty and self-restraint, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly G4185 clothing,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 3:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:4 - but let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible quality of a lowly and quiet spirit, which is precious G4185 in the sight of God.
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