Strong G5366φιλάργυρος

money-loving

Transliteration
philarguros
Pronunciation
fil-ar'-goo-ros
Morphology
Greek Adjective

Definition

From G5384 and G696; fond of silver (money) that is avaricious: - covetous.

Detailed definition

φιλ-άργυρος, -ον
[in LXX: 4Ma.2:8 *;]
loving money, avaricious: Luk.16:14, 2Ti.3:2.†
(AS)

In the Bible

Strong G5366 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • covetous2

First verses

  1. Luke 16:14
    And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.
  2. 2 Timothy 3:2
    For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
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Detailed Greek dictionary
φῐλάργῠρ-ος, ον,
fond of money, avaricious, [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 1055, “fragment” 587, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 347b, “PPetr.” 3p.150 (3rd c.BC), 1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Ind.Sto.” 19, NT.Luke.16.14, etc.)]; superlative -ώτατος[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 3.1.10, 3.13.4.)]