translated "precious," e.g., in James 5:7; 1—Peter 1:19; 2—Peter 1:4; in 1—Corinthians 3:12 , AV (RV, "costly"): see COSTLY , B, No. 1 DEAR, No. 1.
"precious," 1—Peter 2:4,6 : see DEAR , No. 2.
"very expensive," translated "very precious" in Mark 14:3 , AV (RV, "very costly"): see COSTLY , B, No. 2.
"of great value;" comparative degree in 1—Peter 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 Matthew 26:7 .
"of equal value, held in equal honor" (isos, "equal," and time), is used in 2—Peter 1:1 , "a like precious (faith)," RV (marg., "an equally precious").
1—Peter 2:7HONOR
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