- Original: μαργαρίτης - Transliteration: Margarites - Phonetic: mar-gar-ee'-tace - Definition: 1. a pearl 2. a proverb, i.e. a word of great value - Origin: from margaros (a pearl-oyster) - TDNT entry: 11:52,6 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From μάργαρος margaros (a pearl oyster); a pearl: - pearl. Total KJV Occurrences: 6 • pearl, 1 Revelation 21:21 • pearls, 5 1 Timothy 2:9; Revelation 17:4; Revelation 18:12; Revelation 18:16; Revelation 21:21