noun · masculine
fthonos
Strong’sG5355
envy, a grudge
stem fthon-9 times in the New Testamentin 9 of 27 books6 of 10 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
** φθόνος, -ου, ὁ
[in LXX: Wi 2:24 6:23, I Mac 8:16, III Mac 6:7 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5355 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidfthon'-os
ill-will (as detraction), i.e. jealousy (spite)
Fromprobably akin to the base of G5351;
King Jamesenvy.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
ill-will or malice, especially envy or jealousy of the good fortune of others Refs 5th c.BC+through envy, Refs 5th c.BC+; opposed to εὔνοια, Refs 5th c.BC+; opposed to ἔπαινος, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἴσχει ὄλβος φθόνον incurs envy, Refs 5th c.BC+; κρέσσων οἰκτιρμοῦ φθόνος better to be envied than pitied ! Refs 5th c.BC+; φ. συνεστιώμενος, of wealth, NT+5th c.BC+: with genitive objecti, envy for, jealousy of, τῶν πεπραγμένων Refs 5th c.BC+; φθόνον δὲ σωμάτων ἕξει θεός i.e. will grudge, deny, Refs 4th c.BC+: with genitive subjunctive, envy or jealousy felt by another, Refs 5th c.BC+: plural, envyings, jealousies, heartburnings, Refs 5th c.BC+
b a cause for indignation, a reproach, ἀποκτείνειν φθόνος [ἐστὶ] γυναῖκας Refs 5th c.BC+
2 especially jealousy of the gods Refs 5th c.BC+
II refusal from feelings of ill-will or envy, grudging, φθόνος μὲν οὐδεὶς.. Refs 4th c.BC+; οὐδεὶς φ. or φ. οὐδείς, with infinitive, said in granting a request willingly, ἃ τυγχάνω ἀκηκοώς, φ. οὐδεὶς λέγειν Refs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | fthonos1×φθόνος | fthonois1×φθόνοι |
| object accusative | fthonon4×φθόνον | fthonoin1×φθόνους |
| direct address vocative | fthonor | fthonoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | fthonou1×φθόνου | fthonoiu |
| to, for dative | fthono1×φθόνῳ | fthonoi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
fthono 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
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
9 occurrences, every one of them listed
fthonos“envy”subjectnominative singular1×
1 Timothy 6:4… zētēsiain kai logomachiain, ek haiu genotō fthonos, eridas, blasfēmiais, huponoiais ponērais,… about words, out of which come envy, strife, abusive talk, evil suspicions,
fthonon“envy”objectaccusative singular4×
Matthew 27:18oidatelē gar hoti dia fthonon paradōala auton.… he knew it was out of envy that they had handed Jesus over …
Mark 15:10gnōskate gar hoti dia fthonon paradōalelē auton tois archierevois.… he knew it was out of envy that the chief priests had handed …
Philippians 1:15Tinois men kai dia fthonon kai eridan, tinois de kai dia …… that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of …
James 4:5“envies”… hoti kenōs tas grafas legatō; Pros fthonon epipothatō tem pneumem hem katoikizata en …… you think the Scripture says without reason that the Spirit He caused to dwell in us yearns with envy?
fthonou“envy”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Romans 1:29… panta adikia ponēria pleonexia kakia, mestoin fthonou fonou eridau dolou kakoētheiau, psithuristoin,… and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They …
fthono“envy”to, fordative singular1×
Titus 3:3… kai hēdonai poikilai, en kakia kai fthono diagarōntois, stugētois, misarōntois allēloin.… and pleasures — living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.
fthonois“envy”subjectnominative plural1×
Galatians 5:21fthonois, methais, kōmois, kai teim homoieim houtei, …and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I …
fthonoin“envy”objectaccusative plural1×
1 Peter 2:1… kai panton dolon kai hupokrisiain kai fthonoin kai pantain katalaliain,… therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.