verb
fthonamō
Greekφθονέω (fthoneō)
Strong’sG5354
I envy
stem fthon-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** φθονέω, -ῶ
(< φθόνος), [in LXX: To 4:7, 16 AB *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5354 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidfthon-eh'-o
to be jealous of
Fromfrom G5355;
King Jamesenvy.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| fthonarōtoisφθονοῦντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | envying | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | fthonamō | fthoname | fthonami | fthonama | fthonamē | fthonamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | fthonasō | fthonase | fthonasi | fthonasa | fthonasē | fthonaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | fthonatō | fthonate | fthonati | fthonata | fthonatē | fthonatelē |
| we 1st person plural | fthonanō | fthonane | fthonani | fthonana | fthonanē | fthonanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | fthonavō | fthonave | fthonavi | fthonava | fthonavē | fthonavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | fthonalō | fthonale | fthonali | fthonala | fthonalē | fthonalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | fthonameiō | fthonameia | fthonameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | fthonaseiō | fthonaseia | fthonaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | fthonateiō | fthonateia | fthonateiē |
| we 1st person plural | fthonaneiō | fthonaneia | fthonaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | fthonaveiō | fthonaveia | fthonaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | fthonaleiō | fthonaleia | fthonaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | fthonasōr | fthonasar | fthonasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | fthonatōr | fthonatar | fthonatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | fthonavōr | fthonavar | fthonavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | fthonalōr | fthonalar | fthonalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | fthonamoiō | fthonamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | fthonasoiō | fthonasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | fthonatoiō | fthonatoia |
| we 1st person plural | fthonanoiō | fthonanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | fthonavoiō | fthonavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | fthonaloiō | fthonaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | fthonarō | fthonari | fthonara | fthonarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | fthonarōtos1× | fthonaritos | fthonaratos | fthonarētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
fthon is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
fthonarōtois“envying”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Galatians 5:26“envying”mē gineneiō kenodoxois, allēloin prokalerōtois, allēloi fthonarōtois.Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying one another.