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Koine Greek wordlink #147690

SR GNT Yac 3:16 ἐριθεία (eritheia) ‘for jealousy and selfish_ambition is there is disturbance and’ Strongs=20520 Lemma=eritheia
Word role=noun case=nominative gender=feminine number=singular
Year=60 AD

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Only use of identical word form ἐριθεία (N-NFS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἐριθεία’ (N-NFS) is always and only glossed as ‘selfish_ambition is’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘eritheia’ have 3 different glosses: ‘selfish_ambition’, ‘selfish_ambition is’, ‘selfish_ambitions’.

Greek words (4) other than ἐριθεία (N-NFS) with a gloss related to ‘selfish_ambition’

ROM 2:8 ἐριθείας (eritheias) N-GFS ‘to the ones on_the_other_hand of selfish_ambition and disbelieving in the’ SR GNT Rom 2:8 word 4

OET-LV: 8 on _the _other _hand to _the ones of selfish _ambition and disbelieving in _the truth, but being _persuaded the by _unrighteousness, severe _anger and rage be. (ROM_2:8)

OET-RV: 8 but those who’ve lived out their selfish ambition and refused to believe the truth but let themselves get persuaded by disobedience, will meet with severe anger and rage. (ROM 2:8)

PHP 1:16 ἐριθείας (eritheias) N-GFS ‘the ones on_the_other_hand out_of selfish_ambition the chosen_one/messiah are proclaiming’ SR GNT Php 1:16 word 5

OET-LV: 16 The ones on _the _other _hand out _of selfish _ambition the chosen _one /messiah are _proclaiming, not purely supposing tribulation to _be _raising to _the bonds of _me. (PHP_1:16)

OET-RV: 16 The ones proclaiming Messiah out of selfish ambition don’t do it sincerely, but expect that it will add to my troubles while I’m here in chains. (PHP 1:16)

PHP 2:3 ἐριθείαν (eritheian) N-AFS ‘nothing do according_to selfish_ambition nor according_to vain_conceit’ SR GNT Php 2:3 word 3

OET-LV: 3 Nothing do according _to selfish _ambition nor according _to vain _conceit, but the in _humility one _another considering being _above of _themselves, (PHP_2:3)

OET-RV: 3 Don’t do anything from selfish ambition or in vain conceit, but show humility and consider others to be more important than yourselves, (PHP 2:3)

YAC 3:14 ἐριθείαν (eritheian) N-AFS ‘bitter you_all are having and selfish_ambition in the heart’ SR GNT Yac 3:14 word 8

OET-LV: 14 But if jealousy bitter you _all _are _having, and selfish _ambition in the heart of _you _all, not be _boasting and be _lying against the truth. (JAM_3:14)

OET-RV: 14 But if you are full of bitter jealousy or selfish ambition, don’t be boasting or denying the truth (JAM 3:14)

Key: N=noun AFS=accusative,feminine,singular GFS=genitive,feminine,singular NFS=nominative,feminine,singular