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Lexicon :: Strong's G4185 - polytelēs

Aa
πολυτελής
Transliteration
polytelēs (Key)
Pronunciation
pol-oo-tel-ace'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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Strong’s Definitions

πολυτελής polytelḗs, pol-oo-tel-ace'; from G4183 and G5056; extremely expensive:—costly, very precious, of great price.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G4185 in the following manner: very precious (1x), costly (1x), of great price (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G4185 in the following manner: very precious (1x), costly (1x), of great price (1x).

  1. precious

    1. requiring very great outlay, very costly

    2. excellent, of surpassing value

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πολυτελής polytelḗs, pol-oo-tel-ace'; from G4183 and G5056; extremely expensive:—costly, very precious, of great price.
STRONGS G4185:
πολυτελής, πολυτελές (πολύς, and τέλος cost) (from Herodotus down), precious;
a. requiring great outlay, very costly: Mark 14:3; 1 Timothy 2:9. (Thucydides and following; the Sept.)
b. excellent, of surpassing value (A. V. of great price): 1 Peter 3:4. ((Plato, others.))
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Mark
14:3
1 Timothy
2:9
1 Peter
3:4

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4185 matches the Greek πολυτελής (polytelēs),
which occurs 9 times in 9 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:2 - Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for the things of gold, and the silver for the things of silver, and the brass for the things of brass, the iron for the things of iron, and wood for the things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, stones for inlaid work, and of divers colors, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:1 - Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king’s house, over against the king’s house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the entrance of the house.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:24 -
If I have made gold my hope,
And have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:13 -
We shall find all precious substance;
We shall fill our houses with spoil;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:15 -
She is more precious than rubies:
And none of the things thou canst desire are to be compared unto her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:11 -
For wisdom is better than rubies;
And all the things that may be desired are not to be compared unto it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:12 -
As an ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold,
So is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:10 -
A worthy woman who can find?
For her price is far above rubies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:16 - therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner-stone of sure foundation: he that believeth shall not be in haste.
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