G4185: πολυτελής
polytelḗs · “valuable”
Definition
extremely expensive
KJV translates it as: costly, very precious, of great price
Extended definition
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)
(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)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G4185 is translated
- of great price. ×1
- costly, ×1
- of great worth. ×1
Bible verses with G4185 (polytelḗs)
Polytelḗs appears in 3 verses.
- Mark 14:3
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 it on his head.
- 1 Timothy 2:9
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;
- 1 Peter 3:4
But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.