Valuable
πολύτιμοςStrong’s G4186polutimos
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Polutimos is the Greek word usually translated “very precious”, “great price” and “more precious”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.”
Meaning
Usually translated “very precious”, “great price” and “more precious”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- very precious 1
- of great price 1
- more precious 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- John 1
- 1 Peter 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- John 12:3Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.
- 1 Peter 1:7That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
Greek dictionary
πολύτιμος polutimos · valuable
πολύτιμος, -ον (πολύς, τιμή) 1. much revered (Menand.). 2. very costly, very precious: Mat.13:46 26:7 (βαρύτιμος, WH), Jhn.12:3; comparat., 1Pe.1:7.† (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.