Dear, Dearly
Dear, Dearly
der, derli (held at a great price, highly valued): In Act 20:24, Paul does not hold his life dear (, tmios, at a price); compare 1Co 3:12, costly stones; 1Pe 1:19, precious blood. Luk 7:2, the servant was dear to the centurion (, entimos, highly prized; compare Phi 2:29; 1Pe 2:6). 1Th 2:8, very dear to us (, agapetos, beloved). In the Revised Version (British and American), agapetos is generally translated beloved. Dearly before beloved of the King James Version is omitted in all passages in the Revised Version (British and American). The word dear occurs but once in the Old Testament, namely, Jer 31:20. the Revised Version (British and American) correctly changes dear Son of the King James Version (Col 1:13) into the Son of his love.