adjective

polutelos

Greekπολυτελής (polutelēs)

Strong’sG4185

very costly, very precious

stem polutel-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

expensive1×very costly1×very precious1×

What it means

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.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G4185 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidpol-oo-tel-ace'

extremely expensive

Fromfrom G4183 and G5056;

King Jamescostly, very precious, of great price.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	polutelos	polutelas	polutelem1×πολυτελές	polutelois	polutelais	poluteleim
object accusative	polutelon	polutelan		poluteloin	polutelain
direct address vocative	polutelor	polutelar		poluteloir	polutelair
of, belonging to genitive	polutelou	polutelau1×πολυτελοῦς	poluteleu	poluteloiu	polutelaiu	poluteleiu
to, for dative	polutelo1×πολυτελεῖ	polutela	polutele	poluteloi	polutelai	polutelei

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

polutelstem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

polutel is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

3 occurrences, every one of them listed

polutelo“expensive”to, fordative singular1×

1 Timothy 2:9“expensive”hōsautōs kai gunaikain en katastola kosmia meta aidōau kai sōfrosunau kosmarō heautain, mē en plegmei kai chrusie ē margaritoi ē himatismo polutelo,Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,

polutelau“very costly”of, belonging togenitive singular1×

Mark 14:3“very costly”Kai arōtou autou en Bēthania en ta oikia Simōnou tou leprou katakeierōtou autou erchata gunaikas echarōtas alabastran mureu nardau pistikau polutelau; suntribaratas tan alabastran katachata autou tau kefalau.While Jesus was in Bethany reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke open the jar and poured it on Jesus’ head.

polutelem“very precious”subject or objectdirect singular1×

1 Peter 3:4“very precious”alla tos kruptos tau kardiau anthrōpos en to aftharto teu praueu kai hēsuchieu pneumeu, hem atō enōpion tou theou polutelem.but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.