Expensive
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (a.) Occasioning expense; calling for liberal outlay; costly; dear; liberal; as, expensive dress; an expensive house or family.

2. (a.) Free in expending; very liberal; especially, in a bad scene; extravagant; lavish.

Greek
1912. epibareo -- to put a burden on
... From epi and bareo; to be heavy upon, ie (pecuniarily) to be expensive to; figuratively,
to be severe towards -- be chargeable to, overcharge. see GREEK epi. ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1912.htm - 7k

4185. poluteles -- very costly
... costly, very precious, of great price. From polus and telos; extremely expensive --
costly, very precious, of great price. see GREEK polus. see GREEK telos. ...
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2915. krithe -- barley
... barley. 2915 -- , the grain eaten by the common person, ie "poor man's bread"
as opposed to using the more expensive grain (). Barley ...
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2655. katanarkao -- to grow numb
... to burden. From kata and narkao (to be numb); to grow utterly torpid, ie (by
implication) slothful (figuratively, expensive) -- be burdensome (chargeable). ...
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1040. bussos -- byssus (a species of flax), also (the) linen (made ...
... Cognate: 1040 -- , ie a very expensive (sought-after) form of linen -- "a specific
species of Egyptian flax or linen made from it that is very costly, delicate ...
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Strong's Hebrew
6614. pethigil -- perhaps an expensive robe
... 6613, 6614. pethigil. 6615 . perhaps an expensive robe. Transliteration: pethigil
Phonetic Spelling: (peth-eeg-eel') Short Definition: clothes. ...
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Library

The Rash Builder
... Building is an expensive amusement, as many a man who has gone rashly in
for bricks and mortar has found out to his cost. And the ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture e/the rash builder.htm

The Story of one Furlough (1908-1910)
... not very easy to do. Apples were expensive, and the appetites of my six
children for them seemed insatiable. However, I began by ...
/.../goforth/how i know god answers prayer/vii the story of one.htm

On Dress
... O justice! O mercy! Are not these pictures the blood of this poor maid?" See thy
expensive apparel in the same light; thy gown, hat, head-dress! ...
/.../wesley/sermons on several occasions/sermon 88 on dress.htm

The Use of Money
... 3. Do not waste any part of so precious a talent merely in gratifying the desire
of the eye by superfluous or expensive apparel, or by needless ornaments. ...
/.../wesley/sermons on several occasions/sermon 50 the use of.htm

God's Love for a Sinning World
... Sin is the most expensive thing in the universe. Nothing else can cost so
much. ... Again, sin is the most expensive thing in the universe. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/finney/sermons on gospel themes/i gods love for a.htm

Man Proposes, God Disposes
... Him. Hence my disappointment and trial were very great. Medicines were expensive
in Shanghai, and my means were limited. I therefore ...
//christianbookshelf.org/taylor/a retrospect/chapter xiii man proposes god.htm

Rom. x. 1
... who spend to no purpose whatsoever on theatres, horse-races, and other such irrelevant
expenditures: from those that build the fine and expensive houses, and ...
/.../chrysostom/homilies on acts and romans/homily xvii rom x 1.htm

Preface by the Translator.
... Luther's Commentary on the Galatians, excellent as it is, is too voluminous and
expensive to be very extensively circulated, while the phraseology of the early ...
/.../preface by the translator.htm

part ii.
... One has an expensive family, parents to maintain, children to support and educate;
he has been withal unfortunate, and has laid up scarcely a thousand dollars. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/clark/the faithful steward/part ii.htm

Preface.
... When the practical question arose of either reducing the amount of source material
to admit a bibliography, or of making the book too expensive for general use ...
/.../ayer/a source book for ancient church history/preface.htm

Thesaurus
Expensive (6 Occurrences)
... 1. (a.) Occasioning expense; calling for liberal outlay; costly; dear; liberal;
as, expensive dress; an expensive house or family. ...Expensive (6 Occurrences). ...
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Luxury (8 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A free indulgence in costly food, dress, furniture,
or anything expensive which gratifies the appetites or tastes. ...
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Pearls (8 Occurrences)
... way, that women also adorn themselves in decent clothing, with modesty and propriety;
not just with braided hair, gold, pearls, or expensive clothing; (WEB KJV ...
/p/pearls.htm - 9k

Ivory (13 Occurrences)
... Hebrew Bible. Ivory was probably obtained, as now, mainly from the African
elephant. It was rare and expensive. It is mentioned ...
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Experience (28 Occurrences)

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Vial (12 Occurrences)
... Matthew 26:7 a woman came to him having an alabaster jar of very expensive ointment,
and she poured it on his head as he sat at the table. (See NAS). ...
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Ointment (29 Occurrences)
... Matthew 26:7 a woman came to him having an alabaster jar of very expensive ointment,
and she poured it on his head as he sat at the table. ...
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Jar (45 Occurrences)
... Jar (45 Occurrences). Matthew 26:7 a woman came to him having an alabaster jar of
very expensive ointment, and she poured it on his head as he sat at the table. ...
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Riot (14 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) Wanton or unrestrained behavior; uproar; tumult.
2. (n.) Excessive and expensive feasting; wild and loose festivity; revelry. ...
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Expenses (4 Occurrences)

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Expensive (6 Occurrences)

Matthew 26:7
a woman came to him having an alabaster jar of very expensive ointment, and she poured it on his head as he sat at the table.
(WEB RSV NIV)

Mark 14:3
While he was at Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at the table, a woman came having an alabaster jar of ointment of pure nard-very costly. She broke the jar, and poured it over his head.
(See NIV)

Luke 7:25
But what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft clothing? Behold, those who are gorgeously dressed, and live delicately, are in kings' courts.
(See NIV)

John 12:3
Mary, therefore, took a pound of ointment of pure nard, very precious, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment.
(See NIV)

1 Timothy 2:9
In the same way, that women also adorn themselves in decent clothing, with modesty and propriety; not just with braided hair, gold, pearls, or expensive clothing;
(WEB NIV)

Revelation 18:12
merchandise of gold, silver, precious stones, pearls, fine linen, purple, silk, scarlet, all expensive wood, every vessel of ivory, every vessel made of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble;
(WEB)

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Pearls (8 Occurrences)

Ivory (13 Occurrences)

Experience (28 Occurrences)

Vial (12 Occurrences)

Ointment (29 Occurrences)

Jar (45 Occurrences)

Riot (14 Occurrences)

Expenses (4 Occurrences)

Discreetly (3 Occurrences)

Dye (1 Occurrence)

Dear (120 Occurrences)

Decent (2 Occurrences)

Drunkenness (10 Occurrences)

Dyeing

Decency (1 Occurrence)

Modest (2 Occurrences)

Modesty (4 Occurrences)

Pearl (5 Occurrences)

Pigeon (3 Occurrences)

Poured (155 Occurrences)

Propriety (3 Occurrences)

Braided (10 Occurrences)

Citron (2 Occurrences)

Camel's (3 Occurrences)

Costly (26 Occurrences)

Attire (11 Occurrences)

Alabaster (6 Occurrences)

Articles (78 Occurrences)

Adorn (13 Occurrences)

Scarlet (54 Occurrences)

Sat (222 Occurrences)

Sumptuous (1 Occurrence)

Seemly (10 Occurrences)

Sensibly (2 Occurrences)

Silk (4 Occurrences)

Scented (2 Occurrences)

Marble (5 Occurrences)

Purple (54 Occurrences)

Merchandise (34 Occurrences)

Gold (429 Occurrences)

Tools (3 Occurrences)

Cloth (57 Occurrences)

Hair (135 Occurrences)

Brass (168 Occurrences)

Air (74 Occurrences)

Fine (184 Occurrences)

Iron (104 Occurrences)

Silver (329 Occurrences)

Sort (143 Occurrences)

Linen (111 Occurrences)

Clothing (288 Occurrences)

Precious (128 Occurrences)

Trade (33 Occurrences)

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Criticism (1 Occurrence)

Table (125 Occurrences)

Stone (290 Occurrences)

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Proper (62 Occurrences)

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