ΦΘΟΝΟΝ, φθονον
PHTHONON, phthonon
Sounds Like: FTHO-non
Translations: envy, jealousy, a grudge
From the root: ΦΘΟΝΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the feeling of envy or jealousy, often accompanied by ill will or resentment towards another's success or possessions. It can also denote a grudge or spite. It is typically used to describe a negative emotion that can lead to harmful actions or attitudes.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G5355 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Rome
Codex Sinaiticus
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 24:222
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 125:1
Life of Flavius Josephus, The
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΦΘΟΝΟΣ.
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.
- ΦΘΟΝ — envy, jealousy, ill will, a grudge
- ΦΘΟΝΕΡΩΣ — enviously, grudgingly
- ΦΘΟΝΟ — envy, jealousy, ill-will, a grudge
- ΦΘΟΝΟΙ — envies, jealousies
- ΦΘΟΝΟΣ — envy, jealousy, a grudge, ill-will
- ΦΘΟΝΟΥ — of envy, of jealousy, of ill will
- ΦΘΟΝΟΥΣ — envy, jealousy, ill-will, a grudge
- ΦΘΟΝΩΤΑΣ — envy, jealousy, ill-will, grudging
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