eritheia: rivalry, hence ambition Original Word: ἐριθεία, ας, ἡ
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: eritheia
Phonetic Spelling: (er-ith-i'-ah)
Short Definition: ambition, rivalry
Definition: (the seeking of followers and adherents by means of gifts, the seeking of followers, hence) ambition, rivalry, self-seeking; a feud, faction.
2052 eritheía (from eritheuō, "work for hire") – properly, work done merely for hire (as a mercenary), referring therefore to carnal ambition (selfish rivalry). Ancient Greek uses 2052 /eritheía ("mercenary self-seeking") of acting for one's own gain, regardless of the discord (strife) it causes. 2052 /eritheía ("selfish ambition") places self-interest ahead of what the Lord declares right, or what is good for others. Word Origin
from erithos (day-laborer)
Definition
rivalry, hence ambition
NASB Word Usage
disputes (2), selfish ambition (3), selfishly ambitious (1), selfishness (1).NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries
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All rights reserved Lockman.org contention, strife. Perhaps as the same as erethizo; properly, intrigue, i.e. (by implication) faction -- contention(-ious), strife. see GREEK erethizo
Ἔρημός — 5 Occ.
ἐρήμου — 2 Occ.
ἐρήμους — 1 Occ.
ἠρημωμένην — 1 Occ.
ἠρημώθη — 2 Occ.
ἐρημοῦται — 2 Occ.
ἐρημώσεως — 2 Occ.
ἐρήμωσις — 1 Occ.
ἐρίσει — 1 Occ.
ἐριθεία — 1 Occ.
ἐριθείαν — 2 Occ.
ἐριθείας — 2 Occ.
ἔριον — 1 Occ.
ἐρίου — 1 Occ.
ἔρεις — 1 Occ.
ἔριδες — 1 Occ.
ἔριδι — 1 Occ.
ἔριδος — 1 Occ.
ἔριν — 1 Occ.
ἔρις — 4 Occ.
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Strong's Greek 2052
7 Occurrences
ἐριθεία — 1 Occ.
ἐριθείαι — 2 Occ.
ἐριθείαν — 2 Occ.
ἐριθείας — 2 Occ.
Romans 2:8 N-GFS
BIB: δὲ ἐξ ἐριθείας καὶ ἀπειθοῦσι
NAS: but to those who are selfishly ambitious and do not obey
INT: moreover of self-interest and who disobey2 Corinthians 12:20 N-NFP
BIB: ζῆλος θυμοί ἐριθείαι καταλαλιαί ψιθυρισμοί
NAS: angry tempers, disputes, slanders,
KJV: wraths, strifes, backbitings,
INT: jealousies anger contentions slander gossip Galatians 5:20 N-NFP
BIB: ζῆλος θυμοί ἐριθείαι διχοστασίαι αἱρέσεις
NAS: outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions,
KJV: wrath, strife, seditions,
INT: jealousy fits of rage contentions dissentions factions Philippians 1:17 N-GFS
BIB: δὲ ἐξ ἐριθείας τὸν χριστὸν
NAS: Christ out of selfish ambition rather than
INT: however [the] out of self-interest the Christ Philippians 2:3 N-AFS
BIB: μηδὲν κατ' ἐριθείαν μηδὲ κατὰ
NAS: Do nothing from selfishness or
KJV: [be done] through strife or
INT: [do] nothing according to self-interest or according to James 3:14 N-AFS
BIB: ἔχετε καὶ ἐριθείαν ἐν τῇ
NAS: jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart,
KJV: envying and strife in your
INT: you have and self-interest in the James 3:16 N-NFS
BIB: ζῆλος καὶ ἐριθεία ἐκεῖ ἀκαταστασία
NAS: jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there
KJV: and strife [is], there
INT: jealousy and self-interest [are] there [is] disorder 7 Occurrences
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