TBESG · G4185
πολυτελής · polutelēs · valuable
πολυτελής, -ές (πολύς, τέλος) [in LXX for יָקָר, etc. ;] very costly, very precious, of great value: Mrk.14:3, 1Ti.2:9; metaphorically, 1Pe.3:4.† (AS)
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polutelēs G4185
πολυτελής (polutelēs) means “valuable” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.
πολυτελής Greek · G4185 3 tagged occurrences in 3 verses
Pronunciation guide: pol-oo-tel-ace' Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Dodson Greek Lexicon
very costly, very precious, of great value.
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How translators render G4185
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| expensive | 1 |
| of expensive | 1 |
| precious | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| costly | 1 |
| of great price | 1 |
Verses containing G4185
Page 1 of 1. 3 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- Mark 14:3
· BSB · 1 occurrence
While Jesus was in Bethany reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke open the jar and poured it on Jesus’ head.
Read word by word - 1 Timothy 2:9
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,
Read word by word - 1 Peter 3:4
· BSB · 1 occurrence
but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.
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