λῐπᾰρ-ός G3045
luxurious, costly, sumptuous things
This adjective describes what is rich, luxurious, or characterized by expensive refinement. Originally applied to oily or shiny objects, it came to denote sumptuous living and costly goods. In Revelation 18:14, it describes the luxurious and splendid things Babylon desired, now lost forever in her judgment—emphasizing the transient nature of worldly wealth.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Revelation 18:14 pronounces that the fruit Babylon's soul longed for has departed, and all her luxurious and splendid things have perished. The multilingual glosses (luxurious-things, suntuosas, précieux, kostbar) capture the sense of expensive indulgence. This judgment oracle uses commercial language to depict the collapse of a system built on materialism and exploitation. 1×
AR["الدَّسَمِ"]·ben["সমৃদ্ধ"]·DE["kostbar"]·EN["luxurious-things"]·FR["précieux"]·heb["הַשָּׁמֵן"]·HI["चिकनी"]·ID["enak"]·IT["lipara"]·jav["eca"]·KO["화려한-것들과"]·PT["coisas-suntuosas"]·RU["роскошное"]·ES["suntuosas"]·SW["ya-anasa"]·TR["lüks-şeyler"]·urd["چکنی"]
Related Senses
G2309 1. want, desire (166×)G0025 1. to love actively (133×)H0157 1. love (verb, active Qal) (129×)H8055 1. Qal: rejoice, be glad (123×)H7453 1. neighbor, fellow man (120×)G0026 1. of love (115×)H1058 1. Qal: to weep, cry (112×)H0954 1. to be ashamed, feel shame (Qal) (95×)H8057 1. joy, gladness, delight (90×)H2781 1. disgrace, shame, dishonor (68×)G2307 1. will, desire, purpose (63×)G5463 1. rejoice, be glad (63×)G0027 1. beloved (61×)H8130 1. Qal: to hate, detest (60×)G5479 1. (59×)G1680 1. (53×)H8130 2. Qal ptcp: hater, enemy (53×)H0014 1. be willing, want (51×)H0157 2. lover, friend (Qal participle substantive) (51×)H1945 1. woe (50×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
λῐπᾰρ-ός, ά, όν, (λίπα) properly oily, shiny with oil, once in Refs 8th c.BC+, anointed, λιπαροὶ κεφαλὰς καὶ καλὰ πρόσωπα Refs 8th c.BC+; σοὶ δὲ μελήσει.. λιπαρῷ (Bentl. for -ρῶς) χωρεῖν ἐπὶ δεῖπνον Refs; of oil or oily objects, shiny, Refs 5th c.BC+ __2 fatty, greasy, ἄρτος Refs 5th c.BC+; τὰ λ. unctuous dishes, Refs; τὸ λ. fatty substance, Refs 4th c.BC+; λιπαραί (i.e. ἔμπλαστροι), αἱ, oily…