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Precious, Preciousness
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words
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translated "precious," e.g., in James 5:7; 1 Peter 1:19; 2 Peter 1:4; in 1 Corinthians 3:12 , AV (RV, "costly"): see COSTLY , B, No. 1 DEAR, No. 1.
"precious," 1 Peter 2:4,6 : see DEAR , No. 2.
"very expensive," translated "very precious" in Mark 14:3 , AV (RV, "very costly"): see COSTLY , B, No. 2.
"of great value;" comparative degree in 1 Peter 1:7; see COSTLY , B, No. 3, DEAR, No. 1 (for a less authentic reading).
"of great value, exceeding precious" (barus, "weighty," time, value), is used in Matthew 26:7 .
"of equal value, held in equal honor" (isos, "equal," and time), is used in 2 Peter 1:1 , "a like precious (faith)," RV (marg., "an equally precious").
Note: In 1 Peter 2:7 , AV, the noun time, is translated "precious" (RV, "preciousness"). See HONOR , No. 1.Copyright Statement
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Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Precious, Preciousness'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/p/precious-preciousness.html. 1940.
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Precious, Preciousness'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/p/precious-preciousness.html. 1940.
