Strong's Lexicon
G4185 — πολυτελής
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4185 |
|---|---|
| Word: | πολυτελής |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | from G4183 and G5056 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | poluteles |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | pol-oo-tel-ace' |
| Meaning: | 1. extremely expensive |
| KJV Renderings: | costly, very precious, of great price |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
πολυτελής, πολυτελές (πολύς, and τέλος cost) (from Herodotus down), precious;
a. requiring great outlay, very costly: Mar 14:3; 1Ti 2:9. (Thucydides and following; the Sept.)
b. excellent, of surpassing value (A. V. of great price): 1Pe 3:4. ((Plato, others.))
Englishman's Greek Concordance
πολυτελής (costly)
Mark 14:3
- KJV: And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper as he sat at meat there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious and she brake the box and poured on his head
- GK: και όντος αυτού εν Βηθανία εν τη οικία Σίμωνος του λεπρού κατακειμένου αυτού ήλθε γυνή έχουσα αλάβαστρον μύρου νάρδου πιστικής πολυτελούς και συντρίψασα το αλάβαστρον κατέχεεν αυτού κατά της κεφαλής
1 Timothy 2:9
- KJV: In like manner also that women adorn themselves in modest apparel with shamefacedness and sobriety not with broided hair or gold or pearls or costly array
- GK: ωσαύτως και τας γυναίκας εν καταστολή κοσμίω μετά αιδούς και σωφροσύνης κοσμείν εαυτάς μη εν πλέγμασιν η χρυσώ η μαργαρίταις η ιματισμώ πολυτελεί
1 Peter 3:4
- KJV: But the hidden man of the heart in that which is not corruptible of a meek and quiet spirit which is in the sight of God of great price
- GK: αλλ΄ ο κρυπτός της καρδίας άνθρωπος εν τω αφθάρτω του πραέος και ησυχίου πνεύματος ο εστιν ενώπιον του θεού πολυτελές
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