Valuable
πολυτελήςStrong’s G4185polutelēs
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Polutelēs is the Greek word usually translated “great price”, “costly” and “great worth”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;”
Meaning
Usually translated “great price”, “costly” and “great worth”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- of great price 1
- costly 1
- of great worth 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 1
- 1 Timothy 1
- 1 Peter 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 14:3And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head.
- 1 Peter 3:4But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.
Greek dictionary
πολυτελής polutelēs · 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)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “valuable” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
VAL'UABLE, adjective
- Having value or worth; having some good qualities which are useful and esteemed; precious; as a valuable horse; valuable land; a valuable house.
- Worthy estimable; deserving esteem; as a valuable friend; a valuable companion.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.