Strong's Lexicon
G4186
G4186 — πολύτιμος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4186 |
|---|---|
| Word: | πολύτιμος |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | from G4183 and G5092 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | polutimos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | pol-oot'-ee-mos |
| Meaning: | 1. extremely valuable |
| KJV Renderings: | very costly, of great price |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
πολύτιμος, πολύτιμον (πολύς, τιμή), very valuable, of great price: Mat 13:46; Mat 26:7 L T Tr marginal reading; Joh 12:3; comparitive πολυτιμότερον, 1Pe 1:7, where Rec. πολύ τιμιώτερον. (Plutarch, Pomp. 5; Herodian, 1, 17, 5 (3 edition, Bekker); Anthol., others.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
πολύτιμος (very costly)
Matthew 13:46
- KJV: Who when he had found one pearl of great price went and sold all that he had and bought it
- GK: ος ευρών ένα πολύτιμον μαργαρίτην απελθών πέπρακε πάντα όσα είχε και ηγόρασεν αυτόν
John 12:3
- KJV: Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard very costly and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment
- GK: η ούν Μαρία λαβούσα λίτραν μύρου νάρδου πιστικής πολυτίμου ήλειψε τους πόδας του Ιησού και εξέμαξε ταις θριξίν αυτής τους πόδας αυτού η δε οικία επληρώθη εκ της οσμής του μύρου