"the service of a party, party spirit; feud, faction, 2 Cor. 12:20; contentious disposition, selfish ambition, Gal. 5:20; Phil. 1:17; 2:3; Jas. 3:14; by impl. untowardness, disobedience, Rom. 2:8; Jas. 3:16*"
Definition and meaning
the service of a party, party spirit; feud, faction, 2 Cor. 12:20; contentious disposition, selfish ambition, Gal. 5:20; Phil. 1:17; 2:3; Jas. 3:14; by impl. untowardness, disobedience, Rom. 2:8; Jas. 3:16*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἐριθεία
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of eritheia (G2052) across the King James Bible.
For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:
Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds:
Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
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Common questions
Strong's G2052 (eritheia) is a Greek word that means: the service of a party, party spirit; feud, faction, 2 Cor. 12:20; contentious disposition, selfish ambition, Gal. 5:20; Phil. 1:17; 2:3; Jas. 3:14; by impl. untowardness, disobedience, Rom. 2:8; Jas.... It appears 6 times in the King James Bible.
The word eritheia (G2052) appears 6 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2052 is eritheia, a Greek word defined as: the service of a party, party spirit; feud, faction, 2 Cor. 12:20; contentious disposition, selfish ambition, Gal. 5:20; Phil. 1:17; 2:3; Jas. 3:14; b. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
eritheia is a Greek word found in the New Testament.