φθόνος phthonos · G5355

envy

φθόνος, -ου, ὁ ; [in LXX: Wis.2:24 6:23, 1Ma.8:16, 3Ma.6:7 * ; ] ; envy: Rom.1:29, Gal.5:21, 1Ti.6:4, Tit.3:3, 1Pe.2:1; διὰ φθόνον, Mat.27:18, Mrk.15:10, Php.1:15; πρὸς φθόνον ἐπιποθεῖ τ. πνεῦμα (on the meaning, see R, txt., mg. 1, 2; Hort, Ja., 93 f.), Jas.4:5.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

φθόνος, ὁ, ; ill-will or malice, especially envy or jealousy of the good fortune of others []through envy, []; opposed to εὔνοια, []; opposed to ἔπαινος, []; ἴσχει ὄλβος φθόνον incurs envy, []; κρέσσων οἰκτιρμοῦ φθόνος better to be envied than pitied ! []; φ. συνεστιώμενος, of wealth, []: with genitive objecti, envy for, jealousy of, τῶν πεπραγμένων []; φθόνον δὲ σωμάτων ἕξει θεός i.e. will grudge, deny, []: with genitive subjunctive, envy or jealousy felt by another, []: plural, envyings, …

Where it's used 9 times

Matthew 27:18 · Mark 15:10 · Romans 1:29 · Galatians 5:21 · Philippians 1:15 · 1 Timothy 6:4 · Titus 3:3 · James 4:5 · 1 Peter 2:1

Source: TBESG G5355; TFLSJ G5355

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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