Word study · Greek
eritheía
selfish ambition, rivalry
Say it: er-ith-I-ah (approximate)
ἐριθεία
What it means
Selfish ambition, rivalry, the spirit of someone who works for personal gain. In 12:20 it appears in the list of vices Paul fears he will find in the church. It occurs elsewhere in Romans 2:8, Galatians 5:20, and Philippians 1:17.
Range of meaning
- Selfish ambitionSelf-seeking.
- RivalryCompetition for position.
In 2 Corinthians
- Chapter 12
"Rivalries" or "factions" (12:20).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G2052 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources