Greek noun (masculine) · G5355
φθόνος
phthonosfthon'-os
envy
9 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: phthónos
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G5355is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 9 of 27New Testament books
- 6spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G5355
ill-will (as detraction), i.e. jealousy (spite)
The King James renders it: envy.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
phthonos is rendered "envy". It stands 9 times in the Greek text, across nine books.
- One of the uses stand in Matthew, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 27:18For he knew it was out of envy that they had handed Jesus over to him.
- The Greek text spells it six different ways.
The first use
For he knew it was out of envy that they had handed Jesus over to him.
Matthew 27:18φθόνον
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
The word stands in nine of the 27 New Testament books.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- envy6
- envies1
- envyings1
- of envy1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| φθονέω | phthoneo | to envy | Uses1 |
All 9, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
6 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- φθόνον4
- φθόνοι1
- φθόνος1
- φθόνου1
- φθόνους1
- φθόνῳ1
The grammar of each form
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular4N-ASM
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine plural1N-APM
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singular1N-DSM
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular1N-GSM
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1N-NPM
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular1N-NSM
Matthew
one use
For he knew it was out of envy that they had handed Jesus over to him.
- φθόνονphthononnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: envy
Mark
one use
For he knew it was out of envy that the chief priests had handed Jesus over.
- φθόνονphthononnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: envy
Romans
one use
They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,
- φθόνουphthonounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: of envy
Galatians
one use
and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
- φθόνοιphthonoinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: envyings
Philippians
one use
It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill.
- φθόνονphthononnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: envy
1 Timothy
one use
he is conceited and understands nothing. Instead, he has an unhealthy interest in controversies and semantics, out of which come envy, strife, abusive talk, evil suspicions,
- φθόνοςphthonosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: envy
Titus
one use
For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.
- φθόνῳphthononoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: envy
James
one use
Or do you think the Scripture says without reason that the Spirit He caused to dwell in us yearns with envy?
- φθόνονphthononnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: envy
1 Peter
one use
Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.
- φθόνουςphthonousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: envies
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.