Precious, Preciousness

translated “precious,” e.g., in Jam 5:7; 1Pe 1:19; 2Pe 1:4; in 1Co 3:12, AV (RV, “costly”): see COSTLY, B, No. 1 DEAR, No. 1.

“precious,” 1Pe 2:4, 1Pe 2:6, see DEAR, No. 2.

“very expensive,” translated “very precious” in Mar 14:3, AV (RV, “very costly”): see COSTLY, B, No. 2.

“of great value;” comparative degree in 1Pe 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 Mat 26:7.

“of equal value, held in equal honor” (isos, “equal,” and time), is used in 2Pe 1:1, “a like precious (faith),” RV (marg., “an equally precious”).

Note: In 1Pe 2:7, AV, the noun time, is translated “precious” (RV, “preciousness”). See HONOR, No. 1.