πολυτελής
polytelēs · very costly
Greek word · Strong’s number G4185 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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polytelēs (πολυτελής) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “very costly”.
Very expensive, of great value.
How to say it
po·ly·te·lēs
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
- Of high price.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- costly ×2
- very precious ×1
Related words
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Mark 14:3
And while he was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he was reclining at table, a woman came with an alabaster jar of ointment of pure nard, very costly; breaking the jar, she poured it over his head.
- 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,
- 1 Peter 3:4
but the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God.