costly

, hence, valued : primarily, of money value, , , ; pl., ; compar., , , Rec.; superl., , ; in extended sense, , ; , ; , ; precious, costly, highly valued λίθος -ώτεφος -ώτατος καρπός αἷμα ἐπαγγέλματα Re 17:4 18:12 16 21:19 I Co 3:12 I Pe 1:7 Re 18:12 21:11 Ja 5:7 I Pe 1:19 II Pe 1:4 : c. dat., ; , ; , (where is pleonastic, v. Page, in l.).† held in honour, honoured, esteemed worthy Ac 5:34 He 13:4 Ac 20:24 ὁ γάμος ψυχή τ.

kostelijk, kostelijke, dierbaar, gehouden, kostelijker

of great price, precious, honored.

precious

valuable, i.e. (objectively) costly, or (subjectively) honored, esteemed, or (figuratively) beloved

dear, honourable, (more, most) precious, had in reputation

τίμιος, -α, -ον (τιμή), [in LXX chiefly for יָקָר ;] valued, hence, (a) precious, costly, highly valued: primarily, of money value, λίθος, Rev.17:4 18:12, 16 21:19; pl., 1Co.3:12; compar., -ώτεφος, 1Pe.1:7, Rec.; superl., -ώτατος, Rev.18:12 21:11; in extended sense, καρπός, Jas.5:7; αἷμα, 1Pe.1:19; ἐπαγγέλματα, 2Pe.1:4; (b) held in honour, honoured, esteemed worthy: with dative, Act.5:34; ὁ γάμος, Heb.13:4; ψυχή, Act.20:24 (where τ. is pleonastic, see Page, in l).† (AS)