2001 Translation

ERITHEIA, eritheia

Sounds Like: eh-ree-THI-ah

Translations: selfish ambition, rivalry, contention, a selfish ambition, a rivalry

From the root: ἘΡΙΘΕΙΑ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to a self-seeking or factious spirit, often driven by a desire for personal gain or prominence rather than a genuine concern for others or a common good. It describes a divisive and contentious attitude, often manifesting as rivalry or partisanship. It is typically used in a negative sense, denoting a harmful form of self-interest.

Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Feminine

Strong’s number: G2052 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

• James — 3:16

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΡΙΘΕΙΑ.

These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.

• ἘΡΙΘΕΙΑΙ — selfish ambition, a selfish ambition, rivalry, a rivalry, contention, a contention
• ἘΡΙΘΕΙΑΝ — selfish ambition, rivalry, strife, a selfish ambition, a rivalry, a strife
• ἘΡΙΘΕΙΑΣ — of selfish ambition, of rivalry, of contention, of strife, of factiousness

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