Love of money
φιλαργυρίαStrong’s G5365philarguria
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Philarguria is the Greek word usually translated “love of money”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.”
Meaning
Usually translated “love of money”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- love of money 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Timothy 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
φιλαργυρία philarguria · love of money
φιλαργυρία, -ας, ἡ (φιλάργυρος), [in LXX: 4Ma.1:26 4Mac 2:15 א1 * ;] love of money, avarice: 1Ti.6:1.† SYN.: πλεονεξία, covetousness (see Tr., Syn., § xxiv) (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.