ΕΡΙΘΙΑΙ, εριθιαι
ERITHIAI, erithiai
Sounds Like: eh-ri-THEE-ai
Translations: selfish ambition, rivalry, contention, a selfish ambition, a rivalry, a contention
From the root: ΕΡΙΘΕΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to selfish ambition, rivalry, or contention, often arising from a desire to put oneself forward. It describes a spirit of factionalism or self-seeking, rather than genuine cooperation or service. It is typically used in contexts describing negative human behaviors or vices.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G2052 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 2 Corinthians — 12:20
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
- ΕΡΙΘΕΙΑΣ — (of) selfish ambition, (of) rivalry, (of) contention, (of) factiousness
- ΕΡΙΘΙΑ — selfish ambition, rivalry, contention, a faction
- ΕΡΙΘΙΑΝ — rivalry, selfish ambition, contention, a rivalry, selfish ambition, a contention
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