2001 Translation

ERITHEIAN, eritheian

Sounds Like: eh-ri-THI-an

Translations: selfish ambition, rivalry, strife, a selfish ambition, a rivalry, a strife

From the root: ἘΡΙΘΕΙΑ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to a self-seeking, factious spirit, often motivated by rivalry or partisan ambition. It describes a desire to put oneself forward, regardless of the consequences for others or for the common good. It is often used in contexts describing negative human behaviors or attitudes that lead to division and conflict.

Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine

Strong’s number: G2052 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Ignatius of Antioch

• Ignatius’ Letter to the Philadelphians — 8:2

Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

• Philippians — 2:3
• James — 3:14

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.

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

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