πολυτελής polutelēs · G4185

valuable

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)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

πολυ-τελής, ές, ; (τέλος) very expensive, costly, opposed to εὐτελής, οἰκίη []; π. νεκρός honoured with a costly funeral, []; λίθοι, λιθεία, precious stones, []: generally, valuable, -εστάτην τὴν τοῦ ὁρᾶν.. δύναμιν ἐδημιούργησεν []; -έστατον ζῷον, variant for{πολυφρονέστατον}, []; II of persons, lavish, extravagant, coupled with ἄσωτος, []. adverb -λῶς[]: superlative, τὰ -λέστατα in the costliest manner, []

Where it's used 3 times

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

Source: TBESG G4185; TFLSJ G4185

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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