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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 Box1Ch 29:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:2 - With all my resources I have provided for the temple of my God—gold for the gold work, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron and wood for the wood, as well as onyx for the settings, turquoise,[fn] stones of various colors, and all kinds of fine stone and marble—all of these in large quantities.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:1 - On the third day Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the palace, in front of the king’s hall. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the hall, facing the entrance.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:24 - “If I have put my trust in gold or said to pure gold, ‘You are my security,’

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:13 - we will get all sorts of valuable things and fill our houses with plunder;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:15 - She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:11 - for wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire can compare with her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:12 - Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is the rebuke of a wise judge to a listening ear.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:10 - [fn]A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:16 - So this is what the Sovereign LORD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone for a sure foundation; the one who relies on it will never be stricken with panic.
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