UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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μαργαρίτης

MainId: 003160000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: False

AlphaPos: μ

StrongCodes: G3135

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 003160001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: noun, m.

   Inflections:

   1. Lemma: μαργαρίτης

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Realizations: -ου

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 003160001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 2.43

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Natural Substances

      LEXSubDomains: Precious and Semiprecious Stones and Substances

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-11-18 12:14:14

         DefinitionShort: a smooth, rounded concretion formed within the shells of certain mollusks and valued as a gem because of its lustrous color (see {D:2.29}).

         Glosses: pearl

         Comments: In general there is little difficulty involved in obtaining a satisfactory term for ‘pearl,’ since such objects are relatively well known throughout the world. However, in some languages there is no term for ‘pearl,’ and therefore one may use in the case of {S:06602102100030} ‘beautiful white stones,’ and in {S:04000700600020} it may be appropriate to translate ‘do not throw your valuable jewels to pigs.’

      LEXReferences: MAT 7:6, MAT 13:45, MAT 13:46, 1 TIM 2:9, REV 17:4, REV 18:12, REV 18:16, REV 21:21, REV 21:21