ΦΙΛΑΡΓΥΡΕΙΝ, φιλαργυρειν
PHILARGYREIN, philargyrein
Sounds Like: fee-lar-goo-REH-in
Translations: to love money, to be covetous, to be greedy for money
From the root: ΦΙΛΑΡΓΥΡΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb describes the act of loving money or being greedy for wealth. It implies a strong desire for material possessions and often carries a negative connotation, suggesting avarice or covetousness. It can be used in sentences to describe someone's character or actions related to their pursuit of riches.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G5365 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Pseudo Clement of Rome
- Clement’s Second Letter — 4:3
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΦΙΛΑΡΓΥΡΕΩ.
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.
- ΦΙΛΑΡΓΥΡΗΣΑΝΤΕΣ — having been greedy for money, having loved money, having been avaricious
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