Margarítēs — G3135

Definition

masculine noun

a pearl

Usually translated as

pearl

Origin

from márgaros (a pearl-oyster)

Occurrences

Margarítēs occurs 9 times in 8 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (3), 1 Timothy (1), Revelation (4)

• Matthew 7:6 — Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls (μαργαρίτας) before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
• Matthew 13:45 — Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls (μαργαρίτας):
• Matthew 13:46 — Who, when he had found one pearl (μαργαρίτην) of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
• 1 Timothy 2:9 — In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls (μαργαρίταις), or costly array;
• Revelation 17:4 — And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls (μαργαρίταις), having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:
• Revelation 18:12 — The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls (μαργαρίτου), and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,
• Revelation 18:16 — And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls (μαργαρίταις)!
• Revelation 21:21 — And the twelve gates were twelve pearls (μαργαρῖται); every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.
• Revelation 21:21 — And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl (μαργαρίτου): and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.