A-1 | Noun | Strong's Number: g1160 | Greek: dapane |
Cost, Costliness, Costly:
"expense, cost" (from dapto, "to tear;" from a root dap--, meaning "to divide"), is found in Luk 14:28, in the Lord's illustration of counting the "cost" of becoming His disciple. Cp. dapanao, "to spend," and its compounds, under CHARGE, SPEND.
A-2 | Noun | Strong's Number: g5094 | Greek: timiotes |
Cost, Costliness, Costly:
"costliness" (from timios, "valued at great price, precious;" see No. 3, below), is connected with time, "honor, price," and used in Rev 18:19, in reference to Babylon.
B-1 | Adjective | Strong's Number: g5093 | Greek: timios |
Cost, Costliness, Costly:
akin to A, No. 2, is translated "costly" in 1Cr 3:12, of "costly" stones, in a metaphorical sense (AV, "precious"). Cp. Rev 17:4; 18:12, 16; 21:19.
See DEAR, HONORABLE, PRECIOUS, REPUTATION.
B-2 | Adjective | Strong's Number: g4185 | Greek: poluteles |
Cost, Costliness, Costly:
primarily, "the very end or limit" (from polus, "much," telos, "revenue"), with reference to price, of highest "cost," very expensive, is said of spikenard, Mar 14:3; raiment, 1Ti 2:9; metaphorically, of a meek and quiet spirit, 1Pe 3:4, "of great price;" cp. No. 1 and A, No. 2, above.
See PRECIOUS, PRICE.
B-3 | Adjective | Strong's Number: g4186 | Greek: polutimos |
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