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Covetous Covet Covetousness

'''A — 1: ἐπιθυμέω (Strong'S #1937 — Verb — epithumeo — ep-ee-thoo-meh'-o )

"to fix the desire upon" (epi, "upon," used intensively, thumos, "passion"), whether things good or bad; hence, "to long for, lust after, covet," is used with the meaning "to covet evilly" in  Acts 20:33 , of "coveting money and apparel;" so in  Romans 7:7;  13:9 . See Desire , Fain , Lust.

'''A — 2: ζηλόω (Strong'S #2206 — Verb — zeloo — dzay-lo'-o )

is rendered "covet earnestly," in  1 Corinthians 12:31 , Av; Rv, "desire earnestly," as in  1 Corinthians 14:39 (Av "covet"). See Affect , Desire , Envy , Jealous , Zealous.

'''A — 3: ὀρέγω (Strong'S #3713 — Verb — orego — or-eg'-om-ahee )

"to stretch after," is rendered "covet after" in  1 Timothy 6:10 , Av; Rv, "reaching after." See Desire , Reach.

'''B — 1: ἐπιθυμητής (Strong'S #1938 — Noun Masculine — epithumetes — ep-ee-thoo-may-tace' )

"a luster after" (akin to A, No. 1), is translated in  1 Corinthians 10:6 , in verbal form, "should not lust after." See Lust.

'''B — 2: ἐπιθυμία (Strong'S #1939 — Noun Feminine — epithumia — ep-ee-thoo-mee'-ah )

denotes "coveting,"  Romans 7:7,8 , Rv; Av, "lust" and "concupiscence;" the commandment here referred to convicted him of sinfulness in his desires for unlawful objects besides that of gain. See Desire , Lust.

'''B — 3: πλεονεξία (Strong'S #4124 — Noun Feminine — pleonexia — pleh-on-ex-ee'-ah )

"covetousness," lit., "a desire to have more" (pleon, "more," echo, "to have"), always in a bad sense, is used in a general way in  Mark 7:22 (plural, lit., "covetings," i.e., various ways in which "covetousness" shows itself);   Romans 1:29;  Ephesians 5:3;  1 Thessalonians 2:5 . Elsewhere it is used, (a) of material possessions,  Luke 12:15;  2 Peter 2:3;  2 Corinthians 9:5 (Rv, "extortion"), lit., "as (a matter of) extortion" i.e., a gift which betrays the giver's unwillingness to bestow what is due; (b) of sensuality,   Ephesians 4:19 , "greediness;"  Colossians 3:5 (where it is called "idolatry");   2 Peter 2:14 (Av, "covetous practices"). See Extortion.

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'''C — 1: πλεονέκτης (Strong'S #4123 — Noun Masculine — pleonektes — pleh-on-ek'-tace )

lit., "(eager) to have more" (see B, No. 3), i.e., to have what belongs to others; hence, "greedy of gain, covetous,"  1 Corinthians 5:10,11;  6:10;  Ephesians 5:5 ("covetous man").

'''C — 2: φιλάργυρος (Strong'S #5366 — Adjective — philarguros — fil-ar'-goo-ros )

lit., "money-loving," is rendered "covetous" in the Av of  Luke 16:14;  2 Timothy 3:2; Rv, "lovers of money," the wider and due significance.

'''C — 3: ἀφιλάργυρος (Strong'S #866 — Adjective — aphilarguros — af-il-ar'-goo-ros )

No. 2, with negative prefix, is translated "without covetousness" in  Hebrews 13:5 , Av; Rv, "free from the love of money." In  1 Timothy 3:3 , the Av has "not covetous," the Rv, "no lover of money."