Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)
pearl
Usage: μαργαρίτης, -ου, ὁ a pearl: Mat.13:45-46, 1Ti.2:9, Rev.17:4 18:12, 16 21:21 (-ῖται, WH); proverbially, Mat.7:6.† (AS)
Strong's Number
G3135
Language
Greek
Linked Usages
8
Books
3
Strong's G3135 Quick Answer
Strong's G3135 μαργαρίτης (margarites) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. margarites (mar-gar-ee'-tace) n. 1. a pearl [from margaros (a pearl-oyster)] It has 8 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include pearls and pearl. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament.
- Meaning
- margarites (mar-gar-ee'-tace) n. 1. a pearl [from margaros (a pearl-oyster)]
- Usage
- 8 linked usages
- Books
- 3 indexed books
- Corpus
- New Testament
- Usage Words
- pearls and pearl
Meaning and Definition
margarites (mar-gar-ee'-tace) n. 1. a pearl [from margaros (a pearl-oyster)] KJV: pearl
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G3135. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's G3135 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render margarites, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
pearls
Matthew 7:6
6×
pearl
Matthew 13:46
2×
How Strong's G3135 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is New Testament with 8 linked usages.
Strong's G3135 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's G3135 in the New Testament
8 indexed usages in New Testament.
Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:
Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
Usage Excerpts
First 8 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G3135.
Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:
Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;
And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:
The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,
And saying, Alas, alas that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!
And the twelve gates were twelve pearls: every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G3135, grouped by book.
Matthew 3 usages, New Testament
1 Timothy 1 usage, New Testament
Revelation 4 usages, New Testament
Strong's G3135 FAQ
What does margarites (μαργαρίτης) mean?
Margarites (Strong's G3135) is a Greek word most simply glossed "pearl". margarites (mar-gar-ee'-tace) n. 1. a pearl [from margaros (a pearl-oyster)]
How many times is margarites (μαργαρίτης) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 8 linked usages for Strong's G3135 across 3 books.
Where can I study margarites (μαργαρίτης) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G3135 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament.
What English words translate margarites (μαργαρίτης)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as pearls and pearl. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.