Gloss
selfish ambition, faction, strife
Forms of the word
Dictionary
ἐριθεία, ας, ἡ
Greek transliteration
eritheia
Simplified transliteration
eritheia
Numbers
Strong's number
2052
GK Number
2249
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
7
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
n-1a
Definition
Greek-English Concordance for ἐριθεία
| Romans 2:8 | but to those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury. |
| 2 Corinthians 12:20 | For I am afraid that perhaps when I come I may find you not as I would wish, and that I may be found by you not as you would wish; perhaps there will be strife, jealousy, flaring anger, selfish ambition (eritheiai | ἐριθείαι | nom pl fem), backbiting, gossiping, conceit, disorder. |
| Galatians 5:20 | idolatry, sorcery, quarrels, strife, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish rivalries (eritheiai | ἐριθεῖαι | nom pl fem), dissensions, divisions, |
| Philippians 1:17 | The former proclaim Christ out of a sense of hostility (eritheias | ἐριθείας | gen sg fem), not sincerely, intending to increase my distress while I am in prison. |
| Philippians 2:3 | Do nothing out of selfish ambition (eritheian | ἐριθείαν | acc sg fem) or vain conceit, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves. |
| James 3:14 | But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition (eritheian | ἐριθείαν | acc sg neut) in your heart, do not be arrogant and tell lies against the truth. |
| James 3:16 | For where jealousy and selfish ambition (eritheia | ἐριθεία | nom sg fem) exist, there you will find disorder and every evil practice. |
