Word study · Greek
polytelḗs
expensive
Say it: pol-oo-tel-ACE (approximate)
πολυτελής
What it means
Costly, very expensive. In 2:9, "expensive clothing." In Mark 14:3, the perfume is "very costly," and in 1 Peter 3:4, a gentle spirit is "of great price."
Range of meaning
- CostlyHigh in price.
- PreciousOf great value.
In 1 Timothy
- Chapter 2
"Expensive clothing" (2:9).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G4185 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources