What does πολύτιμος · τιμή mean in the Bible?
πολύτιμος · τιμή is a Greek phrase meaning "very precious, of great value".
Greek · G4186, G5092
πολύτιμον
Extremely valuable · honor
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πολύτιμοςG4186extremely valuable
Pronunciationpolýtimos
Value expressed through costliness or rarity; worth measured by monetary or material expense.
Open lexicon entry →τιμήG5092honor
Pronunciationtimḗ
Price paid for something or esteem shown to someone; the basis for valuing worth.
Open lexicon entry →What does πολύτιμον (polytimon) mean in the Bible?
πολύτιμος · τιμή is a Greek phrase meaning "very precious, of great value".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4186, G5092?
G4186, G5092 is connected to 3 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. very precious, of great value
Source Gloss
very precious, of great value
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 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 patterns3Aligned forms3Case patternAccusative (1)Number patternSingular (3)
Nominative · Singular · Neuter1 Pet 1:71×
Genitive · Singular · FeminineJohn 12:31×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineMatt 13:461×
Word Origins
πολύτιμον is built from these roots: