GreekG4185Adjective

πολυτελής

polutelēs

3Occurrences
G4185Strong's #
AdjectivePart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

extremely expensive

from G4183 (πολύς) and G5056 (τέλος);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
very costly, very precious, of great value: metaphorically.
LXX: for יָקָר, etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Adjective

Morphology Code

G:A

Full Description

Greek Adjective

Occurrences

πολυτελής appears 3 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Peter
1
1 Timothy
1
Mark
1

Key Passages

1 Peter 3:4BSB

but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.

1 Timothy 2:9BSB

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,

Mark 14:3BSB

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.

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