Word study · Greek
aphilárgyros
not greedy for money
Say it: af-il-AR-goo-ros (approximate)
ἀφιλάργυρος
What it means
Not loving money (a- "not" plus philos "love" plus argyros "silver"). In 3:3 and Hebrews 13:5, "be free from the love of money." The opposite appears in 6:10, "the love of money."
Range of meaning
- Not money-lovingFree from greed.
- ContentSatisfied with what one has.
In 1 Timothy
- Chapter 3
"Not greedy for money" (3:3).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G0866 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources