margaritēs · pearl

What it means

margaritēs (μαργαρίτης) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “pearl”.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. A precious white gem from the sea.

From Abbott-Smith (1922)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• pearls ×6
• pearl ×3

Where it appears

• Matthew×3
• 1 Timothy×1
• Revelation×5

• Matthew 7:6

  “Do not give what is holy to the dogs, nor throw your pearls before the pigs, so that they will not trample them under their feet and turn and tear you to pieces.

• Matthew 13:45

  Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking fine pearls;

• Matthew 13:46

  and finding one very valuable pearl, he went away and sold all that he had and bought it.

• 1 Timothy 2:9

  Likewise also I want the women to adorn themselves in respectable clothing, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly garments,

• Revelation 17:4

  And the woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stone and pearls, holding a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality,

• Revelation 18:12

  cargo of gold and silver and precious stone and pearls and fine linen and purple and silk and scarlet, and all kinds of citron wood and every article of ivory and every article of most precious wood and bronze and iron and marble,

• Revelation 18:16

  saying, “Woe, woe, the great city, that was clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stone and pearl!

• Revelation 21:21

  And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; each of the gates was made from a single pearl. And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.

And 1 more times.