ἐριθεία
eritheia · selfish ambition
Greek word · Strong’s number G2052 · appears 7 times in the Bible
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eritheia (ἐριθεία) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “selfish ambition”.
Rivalry: seeking one's own interest or that of one's party.
How to say it
e·ri·thei·a
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Seeking one's own interest or one's faction's.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- rivalry ×3
- rivalries ×2
- selfish ambition ×2
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Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Romans 2:8
but to those who are of rivalry and disobey the truth but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury.
- 2 Corinthians 12:20
For I fear that perhaps when I come I may find you not such as I wish, and I may be found by you such as you do not wish; that perhaps there may be strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, rivalries, slanders, gossip, arrogance, disorders;
- Galatians 5:20
idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of rage, rivalries, divisions, factions,
- Philippians 1:17
but those proclaim the Messiah out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, thinking to stir up affliction in my chains.
- Philippians 2:3
Do nothing from selfish ambition or from empty conceit, but in humility regard one another as surpassing yourselves,
- James 3:14
But if you have bitter jealousy and rivalry in your heart, do not boast and lie against the truth.
- James 3:16
For where there are jealousy and rivalry, there is disorder and every vile practice.