adjective

polutimos

Greekπολύτιμος (polutimos)

Strong’sG4186

of great value

stem polutim-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

expensive1×of great value1×precious1×

What it means

* πολύτιμος, -ον

(< πολύς, τιμή),

1. much revered (Menand.).

2. very costly, very precious: Mt 13:46 26:7 (βαρύτιμος, WH), Jo 12:3; comparat., I Pe 1:7.†

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

Strong’s G4186 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidpol-oot'-ee-mos

extremely valuable

Fromfrom G4183 and G5092;

King Jamesvery costly, 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	polutimos	polutimas	polutimem	polutimois	polutimais	polutimeim
object accusative	polutimon1×πολύτιμον	polutiman		polutimoin	polutimain
direct address vocative	polutimor	polutimar		polutimoir	polutimair
of, belonging to genitive	polutimou	polutimau1×πολυτίμου	polutimeu	polutimoiu	polutimaiu	polutimeiu
to, for dative	polutimo	polutima	polutime	polutimoi	polutimai	polutimei

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

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

polutim 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

polutimon“of great value”objectaccusative singular1×

Matthew 13:46“of great value”heuriskaratos de henon polutimon margariton apercharatos pipraskatē panteim hoseim echate kai agorazata auton.When he found one very precious pearl, he went away and sold all he had and bought it.

polutimau“expensive”of, belonging togenitive singular1×

John 12:3“expensive”tas oun Mariam lambaratas litran mureu nardau pistikau polutimau aleifata toin podoin tou Iēsu kai ekmassata tai thrixai autau toin podoin autou; tas de oikias plērita ek tau osmau teu mureu.Then Mary took about a pint of expensive perfume, made of pure nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet and wiped them with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

polutimoterem1×

1 Peter 1:7“precious”hina tem dokimiem vu tau pistiau polutimoterem chrusieu teu apolluerōteu dia pureu de dokimazirōteu heuriskiteia eis epainon kai doxan kai timan en apokalupsia Iēsu Christou.so that the proven character of your faith — more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire — may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.