What does μαργαρίτης (margarítēs) mean in the Bible?
μαργαρίτης (margarítēs): Precious gem symbolizing supreme value or (proverbially) worthless when given to those unable to appreciate it.
Greek · G3135
μαργαρίτης
A pearl
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μαργαρίτης G3135
Pronunciation margarítēs
What does μαργαρίτης (margarítēs) mean in the Bible?
μαργαρίτης (margarítēs): Precious gem symbolizing supreme value or (proverbially) worthless when given to those unable to appreciate it.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3135?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include pearls (7), pearl (2).
Where does μαργαρίτης (margarítēs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 7:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Revelation (5), Matthew (3), 1 Timothy (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It pearls 7× Matthew 7:6, Matthew 13:45, 1 Timothy 2:9, Revelation 17:4
pearl 2× Matthew 13:46, Revelation 21:21
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 7:6 μαργαρίτας to pearls Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural Matthew 13:45 μαργαρίτας to pearls Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural Matthew 13:46 μαργαρίτην to pearl Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular 1 Timothy 2:9 μαργαρίταις to pearls Noun - Dative Masculine Plural Revelation 17:4 μαργαρίταις to pearls Noun - Dative Masculine Plural Revelation 18:12 μαργαριτῶν to pearls Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural Revelation 18:16 μαργαρίτῃ to pearls Noun - Dative Masculine Singular Revelation 21:21 μαργαρῖται to pearls Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural Revelation 21:21 μαργαρίτου to pearl Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 7:6
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 3
Matthew 3 1 Timothy 1 Revelation 5
Source forms
μαργαρίταις 2x margaritais 1 Timothy 2:9, Revelation 17:4
μαργαρίτας 2x margaritas Matthew 7:6, Matthew 13:45
μαργαρῖται 1x margaritai Revelation 21:21
μαργαρίτῃ 1x margaritē Revelation 18:16
μαργαρίτην 1x margaritēn Matthew 13:46
μαργαρίτου 1x margaritou Revelation 21:21
μαργαριτῶν 1x margaritōn Revelation 18:12
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural 2x Matthew 7:6, Matthew 13:45
Noun - Dative Masculine Plural 2x 1 Timothy 2:9, Revelation 17:4
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular 1x Matthew 13:46
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular 1x Revelation 18:16
Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural 1x Revelation 18:12
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular 1x Revelation 21:21
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Revelation 21:21
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Precious gem symbolizing supreme value or (proverbially) worthless when given to those unable to appreciate it.
Strong's G3135
Lexical occurrences 9 verses Greek text appearances 9 times Word forms 7 forms 9 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Matthew 13:45–46 Source Gloss
a pearl
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
9 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 7:6 Noun Accusative Plural Masculine
μαργαρίτας margaritav
a pearl
Read verse Matthew 13:45 Noun Accusative Plural Masculine
μαργαρίτας· margaritav
a pearl
Read verse Matthew 13:46 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
μαργαρίτην, margarithn
a pearl
Read verse 1 Timothy 2:9 Noun Dative Plural Masculine
μαργαρίταις, margaritaiv
a pearl
Read verse Revelation 17:4 Noun Dative Plural Masculine
μαργαρίταις, margaritaiv
a pearl
Read verse Revelation 18:12 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
μαργαρίτου, margaritou
a pearl
Read verse Revelation 18:16 Noun Dative Plural Masculine
μαργαρίταις· margaritaiv
a pearl
Read verse Revelation 21:21 Noun Nominative Plural Masculine
μαργαρῖται· margaritai
a pearl
Read verse Revelation 21:21 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
μαργαρίτου· margaritou
a pearl
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 7 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 7 Aligned forms 9 Case pattern Accusative (3) Number pattern Plural (6)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Rev 21:21 1×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine Rev 18:12 1×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Rev 21:21 1×
Dative · Plural · Masculine 1 Tim 2:9 · Rev 17:4 2×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Rev 18:16 1×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 7:6 · Matt 13:45 2×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 13:46 1×
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
New Testament Witnesses
pearl of exceptional worth
Showing 1 selected witness from 9 lexical occurrence verses.
Why This Word Matters
Illustrates the singular value of the kingdom. Matthew 13:45–46
Canonical Themes
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain