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Koine Greek wordlink #166469

SR GNT Rev 21:21 μαργαρίτου (margaritou) ‘was of one pearl and the road’ Strongs=31350 Lemma=margaritēs
Word role=noun case=genitive gender=masculine number=singular
Year=96 AD

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Only use of identical word form μαργαρίτου (N-GMS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘μαργαρίτου’ (N-GMS) is always and only glossed as ‘pearl’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘margaritēs’ have 3 different glosses: ‘of pearls’, ‘pearl’, ‘pearls’.

Greek words (2) other than μαργαρίτου (N-GMS) with a gloss related to ‘pearl’

MAT 13:46 μαργαρίτην (margaritaʸn) N-AMS ‘and one precious pearl having gone_away he has sold all things’ SR GNT Mat 13:46 word 6

OET-LV: 46 and having _found one precious pearl, having _gone _away, he _has _sold all things as _many _as he _was _having, and bought it. (MAT_13:46)

OET-RV: 46 and when they found one outstanding pearl, they went and sold everything they had so they could buy that pearl. (MAT 13:46)

REV 18:16 μαργαρίτῃ (margaritaʸ) N-DMS ‘stone precious and pearl’ SR GNT Rev 18:16 word 30

OET-LV: 16 saying: Woe, woe, the city the great, you having _been _clothed in _linen, and purple, and scarlet, and having _been _gilded with gold, and stone precious, and pearl. (REV_18:16)

OET-RV: 16 saying, “That famous city that used to dress in fine linen and scarlet and be adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls has come to a bad end (REV 18:16)

Key: N=noun AMS=accusative,masculine,singular DMS=dative,masculine,singular GMS=genitive,masculine,singular