Quick Definition
μαργαρίτης, ου, ὁ n.m. a pearl
Strong's Definition
from margaros (a pearl-oyster); a pearl
KJV Usage: pearl
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, m. | -ου
2.43 · Natural Substances · Precious and Semiprecious Stones and Substances
pearl a smooth, rounded concretion formed within the shells of certain mollusks and valued as a gem because of its lustrous color (see 2.29) In general there is little difficulty involved in obtaining a satisfactory term for ‘pearl,’ since such objects are relatively well known throughout the world. However, in some languages there is no term for ‘pearl,’ and therefore one may use in the case of REV 21:21 ‘beautiful white stones,’ and in MAT 7:6 it may be appropriate to translate ‘do not throw your valuable jewels to pigs.’
MAT 7:6 · MAT 13:45 · MAT 13:46 · 1TI 2:9 · REV 17:4 · REV 18:12 · REV 18:16 · REV 21:21 · REV 21:21
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
μαργαρίτης, -ov, 6, a pearl: Mt. xiii. 45 sq.; 1 Tim. ii. 9; Rev. xvii. 4; xviii. [12], 16; xxi. 21 [hereL TWH accent -pira, RG Tr -pira (cf. ΤᾺ Proleg. p. 101)]; τοὺς μαργαρίτας βάλλειν ἔμπρυσθεν χοίρων, a proverb, i. 6. to thrust the most sacred and precious teachings of the gospel upon the most wicked and abandoned men (incompetent as they are, through their hostility to the gospel, to receive them), and thus to profane them, Mt. vii. 6 (cf. Prov. iii. 15 sq.; Job xxviii. 18 sq.).
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
μαργαρίτης margaritēs 9x
a pearl, Mt. 7:6; 13:45, 46; 1 Tim. 2:9; Rev. 17:4; 18:12, 16; 21:21*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
* μαργαρίτης, -ου, ὁ, a pearl: Mt 13:45, 46, I Ti 2:9, Re 17:4 18:12, 16 21:21 (-ῖται, WH); proverbially, Mt 7:6.†
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
μαργαρίτης (margaritēs) — pearl. μαργᾰρ-ίτης [ῑ], ου, ὁ, pearl, [Refs 4th c.BC+]: -ῖτις λίθος, ἡ, Androsth. cited in [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; -ῖτις alone, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; -ίς alone, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]
II. -ίτης χερσαῖος, an unidentified precious stone, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]