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Cost, Costliness, Costly
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words
or "expense, cost" (from dapto, "to tear;" from a root dap, meaning "to divide"), is found in Luke 14:28 , in the Lord's illustration of counting the "cost" of becoming His disciple. Cp. dapanao, "to spend," and its compounds, under CHARGE, SPEND.
"costliness" (from timios, "valued at great price, precious;" see No. 3, below), is connected with time, "honor, price," and used in Revelation 18:19 , in reference to Babylon.
akin to A, No. 2, is translated "costly" in 1 Corinthians 3:12 , of "costly" stones, in a metaphorical sense (AV, "precious"). Cp. Revelation 17:4; 18:12,16; 21:19 . See DEAR , HONORABLE , PRECIOUS , REPUTATION.
primarily, "the very end or limit" (from polus, "much," telos, "revenue"), with reference to price, of highest "cost," very expensive, is said of spikenard, Mark 14:3; raiment, 1 Timothy 2:9; metaphorically, of a meek and quiet spirit, 1 Peter 3:4 , "of great price;" cp. No. 1 and A, No. 2, above. See PRECIOUS , PRICE.
lit., "of great value" (see A, No. 2 and B, No. 1), is used of a pearl, Matthew 13:46; of spikenard, John 12:3 (RV, "very precious," AV "very costly"). See PRICE. The comparative polutimo(v.l.io)teros, "much more precious," is used in 1 Peter 1:7 .
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Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Cost, Costliness, Costly'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/c/cost-costliness-costly.html. 1940.
