ΕΡΙΘΕΙΑΣ, εριθειας
ERITHEIAS, eritheias
Sounds Like: eh-ri-THEI-as
Translations: (of) selfish ambition, (of) rivalry, (of) contention, (of) factiousness
From the root: ΕΡΙΘΕΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a self-seeking or factious spirit, often characterized by rivalry and contention. It describes a desire to put oneself forward, regardless of the consequences for others or the common good. It is typically used to describe a negative trait, indicating a divisive and self-centered attitude.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Feminine
Strong’s number: G2052 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΡΙΘΕΙΑ.
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.
- ΕΡΙΘΕΙΑ — selfish ambition, rivalry, contention, factiousness, a self-seeking, a rivalry
- ΕΡΙΘΕΙΑΙ — selfish ambition, self-seeking, rivalry, contention, a selfish ambition
- ΕΡΙΘΙΑ — selfish ambition, rivalry, contention, a faction
- ΕΡΙΘΙΑΙ — selfish ambition, rivalry, contention, a selfish ambition, a rivalry, a contention
- ΕΡΙΘΙΑΝ — rivalry, selfish ambition, contention, a rivalry, selfish ambition, a contention
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