4186. polutimos

Lexicon

polutimos: Precious, of great value, costly

Original Word: πολύτιμος
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: polutimos
Pronunciation: po-LOO-tee-mos
Phonetic Spelling: (pol-oot'-ee-mos)
Definition: Precious, of great value, costly
Meaning: of great value, very costly, very precious.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

very costly, of great price.

From polus and time; extremely valuable -- very costly, of great price.

see GREEK polus

see GREEK time

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from polus and timé
Definition
very precious
NASB Translation
great value (1), more precious (1), very costly (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 4186: πολύτιμος

πολύτιμος, πολύτιμον (πολύς, τιμή), very valuable, of great price: Matthew 13:46; Matthew 26:7 L T Tr marginal reading; John 12:3; comparitive πολυτιμότερον, 1 Peter 1:7, where Rec. πολύ τιμιώτερον. (Plutarch, Pomp. 5; Herodian, 1, 17, 5 (3 edition, Bekker); Anthol., others.)

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek words πολύς (polýs), meaning "much" or "many," and τιμή (timē), meaning "value" or "honor."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for πολύτιμος, similar concepts of value and preciousness can be found in Hebrew words such as יָקָר (yaqar, Strong's Hebrew 3368), meaning "precious" or "valuable," and חָמוּד (chamud, Strong's Hebrew 2530), meaning "desirable" or "precious." These terms are used in the Old Testament to describe items or qualities of great worth, paralleling the New Testament usage of πολύτιμος.

Usage: The word πολύτιμος is used in the New Testament to describe items of significant worth or value, often in a material sense but also metaphorically to denote something of great spiritual or moral value.

Context: • Occurrences in the New Testament: The term πολύτιμος appears in the New Testament in contexts that emphasize the high value or preciousness of an object or concept. It is used to describe items that are not only materially valuable but also hold significant importance or esteem.
• Matthew 13:46 (BSB): "When he found one very precious pearl, he went away and sold all he had and bought it." In this parable, the term πολύτιμος is used to describe the pearl, symbolizing the immeasurable value of the kingdom of heaven.
• Mark 14:3 (BSB): "While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke open the jar and poured it on His head." Here, πολύτιμος describes the costly perfume, highlighting the woman's act of devotion and the value of her sacrifice.
• 1 Peter 3:4 (BSB): "Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight." In this passage, πολύτιμος is used metaphorically to describe the spiritual beauty and value of a gentle and quiet spirit, emphasizing its importance in the eyes of God.

The use of πολύτιμος in these contexts underscores the concept of true value, whether in material possessions or spiritual attributes, and invites believers to discern and pursue what is genuinely precious.

Forms and Transliterations

πολυτιμον πολύτιμον πολυτιμοτερον πολυτιμότερον πολυτιμου πολυτίμου πολύτοκα polutimon polutimoteron polutimou polytimon polýtimon polytimoteron polytimóteron polytimou polytímou

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 13:46 Adj-AMS
GRK: δὲ ἕνα πολύτιμον μαργαρίτην ἀπελθὼν
NAS: pearl of great value, he went
KJV: pearl of great price, went
INT: moreover one very precious pearl having gone away

John 12:3 Adj-GFS
GRK: νάρδου πιστικῆς πολυτίμου ἤλειψεν τοὺς
NAS: a pound of very costly perfume
KJV: of spikenard, very costly, and anointed
INT: of nard pure of great price anointed the

1 Peter 1:7 Adj-NNS-C
GRK: τῆς πίστεως πολυτιμότερον χρυσίου τοῦ
NAS: of your faith, [being] more precious than gold
INT: faith more precious than gold that

Strong's Greek 4186
3 Occurrences

πολύτιμον — 1 Occ.
πολυτιμότερον — 1 Occ.
πολυτίμου — 1 Occ.