Be eager

Usually translated “do earnestly desire”, “having envied” and “having become jealous”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

• do earnestly desire 2
• having envied 1
• having become jealous 1
• do be desirous of 1
• is envious 1
• i am jealous as to 1
• they are zealous after 1
• you may be zealous after 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

• 1 Corinthians 4
• Acts 2
• Galatians 2
• 2 Corinthians 1
• James 1

5 books in all.

• Be eager (spoudazō)
• Eagerness (prothumia)
• Eagerly (prothumōs)
• Eager (prothumos)

• Acts 17:5But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.
• 1 Corinthians 12:31But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.
• 1 Corinthians 13:4Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
• 1 Corinthians 14:1Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.
• 1 Corinthians 14:39Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.
• 2 Corinthians 11:2For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).