translated "precious," e.g., in Jam 5:7, 1Pe 1:19, 2Pe 1:4; in 1Co 3:12, AV (RV, "costly"): see COSTLY, B, No. 1 DEAR, No. 1.
<2,,1784, entimos>
"precious," 1Pe 2:4, 1Pe 2:6, see DEAR, No. 2.
<3,,4185, poluteles>
"very expensive," translated "very precious" in Mar 14:3, AV (RV, "very costly"): see COSTLY, B, No. 2.
<4,,4186, polutimos>
"of great value;" comparative degree in 1Pe 1:7; see COSTLY, B, No. 3, DEAR, No. 1 (for a less authentic reading).
<5,,927, barutimos>
"of great value, exceeding precious" (barus, "weighty," time, value), is used in Mat 26:7.
<6,,2472, isotimos>
"of equal value, held in equal honor" (isos, "equal," and time), is used in 2Pe 1:1, "a like precious (faith)," RV (marg., "an equally precious").
Note: In 1Pe 2:7, AV, the noun time, is translated "precious" (RV, "preciousness"). See HONOR, No. 1.
