Lexical Definition
πολυτελής polytelḗs (pol-oo-tel-ace') valuable G:A
from πολύς and τέλος
costly, very precious, of great price.
- extremely expensive
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| πολυτελών | of very costly | LXX.Prov.20.15 |
| very costly | LXX.Prov.3.15 • LXX.Prov.31.10 | |
| πολυτελοῦσ | of great price | Mark.14.3 |
| πολυτελεῖ | costly | 1Tim.2.9 |
| πολυτελείσ | of very costly | LXX.1Chr.29.2 |
| πολυτελεί | very costly | LXX.Job.31.24 |
| πολυτελή | a very costly | LXX.Isa.28.16 |
| very costly | LXX.Prov.1.13 | |
| πολυτελέσ | a very costly | LXX.Prov.25.12 |
| of great worth | 1Pet.3.4 | |
| πολυτέλων | very costly | LXX.Prov.8.11 |
Abbott-Smith
πολυτελής, -ές (< πολύς, τέλος), [in LXX for יָקָר, etc.;]
very costly, very precious, of great value: Mk 14:3, I Ti 2:9; metaph., I Pe 3:4.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Mark | 14:3 |
| 1 Timothy | 2:9 |
| 1 Peter | 3:4 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
πολυτελής-τελής, ές,
(τέλος) very expensive, costly, opposed to εὐτελής, οἰκίη [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. νεκρός honoured with a costly funeral, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; λίθοι, λιθεία, precious stones, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]: generally, valuable, -εστάτην τὴν τοῦ ὁρᾶν.. δύναμιν ἐδημιούργησεν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; -έστατον ζῷον, variant for{πολυτελήςφρονέστατον}, [Refs 5th c.AD+]
__II of persons, lavish, extravagant, coupled with ἄσωτος, [Refs 4th c.BC+]. adverb -λῶς[Refs 5th c.BC+]: superlative, τὰ -λέστατα in the costliest manner, [Refs 5th c.BC+]