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G4124πλεονεξίαpleonexia
greedinessPart of speech: Greek Noun (Feminine)
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The taking of goods and of life, broken faith between husband and wife, the desire of wealth, wrongdoing, deceit, sins of the flesh, an evil eye, angry words, pride, foolish acts:
πλεονεξίαι, pleonexiai “covetous desires,”
And he said to them, Take care to keep yourselves free from the desire for property; for a man's life is not made up of the number of things which he has.
πλεονεξίας, pleonexias “covetousness,”
Being full of all wrongdoing, evil, desire for the goods of others, hate, envy, putting to death, fighting, deceit, cruel ways, evil talk, and false statements about others;
πλεονεξίᾳ, pleonexia “covetousness,”
So it seemed to me wise for the brothers to go before, and see that the amount which you had undertaken to give was ready, so that it might be a cause for praise, and not as if we were making profit out of you.
πλεονεξίαν. pleonexian “covetousness.”
Who having no more power of feeling, have given themselves up to evil passions, to do all unclean things with overmuch desire.
πλεονεξίᾳ. pleonexia “greediness.”
But evil acts of the flesh and all unclean things, or desire for others' property, let it not even be named among you, as is right for saints;
πλεονεξία pleonexia “covetousness”
Then put to death your bodies which are of the earth; wrong use of the flesh, unclean things, passion, evil desires and envy, which is the worship of strange gods;
πλεονεξίαν pleonexian “covetousness”
For it is common knowledge among you that we never made use of smooth-sounding false words, and God is witness that at no time were we secretly desiring profit for ourselves,
πλεονεξίας, pleonexias “for greed —”
And in their desire for profit they will come to you with words of deceit, like traders doing business in souls: whose punishment has been ready for a long time and their destruction is watching for them.
πλεονεξίᾳ pleonexia “covetousness”
Having eyes full of evil desire, never having enough of sin; turning feeble souls out of the true way; they are children of cursing, whose hearts are well used to bitter envy;
πλεονεξίας pleonexias “in craving”