μαργαρίτηςmargarítēs
a pearl
Greek (New Testament) · G3135
Meanings
a pearl: Matthew 13:45, Matthew 13:46, 1 Timothy 2:9, Revelation 17:4, Revelation 18:12, Revelation 18:16, Revelation 21:21; proverbially, Matthew 7:6.
Where it appears
Appears 9 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 7:6 “Don’t waste what is holy on people who are unholy. Don’t throw your pearls to pigs! They will trample the pearls, then turn and attack you.
- Matthew 13:45 “Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a merchant on the lookout for choice pearls.
- Matthew 13:46 When he discovered a pearl of great value, he sold everything he owned and bought it!
- 1 Timothy 2:9 And I want women to be modest in their appearance. They should wear decent and appropriate clothing and not draw attention to themselves by the way they fix their hair or by wearing gold or pearls or expensive clothes.
- Revelation 17:4 The woman wore purple and scarlet clothing and beautiful jewelry made of gold and precious gems and pearls. In her hand she held a gold goblet full of obscenities and the impurities of her immorality.
- Revelation 18:12 She bought great quantities of gold, silver, jewels, and pearls; fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet cloth; things made of fragrant thyine wood, ivory goods, and objects made of expensive wood; and bronze, iron, and marble.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.