Cost, Costliness, Costly

"expense, cost" (from dapto, "to tear;" from a root dap, meaning "to divide"), is found in Luk 14:28, in the Lord's illustration of counting the "cost" of becoming His disciple. Cp. dapanao, "to spend," and its compounds, under CHARGE, SPEND.

"costliness" (from timios, "valued at great price, precious;" see No. 3, below), is connected with time, "honor, price," and used in Rev 18:19, in reference to Babylon.

akin to A, No. 2, is translated "costly" in 1Co 3:12, of "costly" stones, in a metaphorical sense (AV, "precious"). Cp. Rev 17:4, Rev 18:12, Rev 18:16, Rev 21:19. See DEAR, HONORABLE, PRECIOUS, REPUTATION.

primarily, "the very end or limit" (from polus, "much," telos, "revenue"), with reference to price, of highest "cost," very expensive, is said of spikenard, Mar 14:3; raiment, 1Ti 2:9; metaphorically, of a meek and quiet spirit, 1Pe 3:4, "of great price;" cp. No. 1 and A, No. 2, above. See PRECIOUS, PRICE.

lit., "of great value" (see A, No. 2 and B, No. 1), is used of a pearl, Mat 13:46; of spikenard, Joh 12:3 (RV, "very precious," AV "very costly"). See PRICE. The comparative polutimo(v.l.io)teros, "much more precious," is used in 1Pe 1:7.