Lexicon
ἀφιλάργυρος
aphilarguros
G0866
G:A Greek

not greedy

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Occurrences
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Greek
Language

Aphilarguros describes freedom from greed in conduct and a way of life content with what one has.

The two occurrences present a single use: conduct and manner of life not marked by greed, expressed in 1 Timothy 3:3 among qualities such as gentleness and peaceableness and in Hebrews 13:5 alongside contentment with what one has.

Senses in use

  1. Conduct free from greed · dominant

    In 1 Timothy 3:3, the accusative singular masculine form occurs in a list that contrasts drunkenness and bullying with gentleness and peaceableness; the APB renders the verse "Not drunken, not a bully, but gentle, peaceable, not greedy." In Hebrews 13:5, the nominative singular masculine form characterizes a way of life joined to contentment with what one has; the APB renders "Let your way of life be free from the love of money, and be content with what you have."

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as "not greedy" in 1 Timothy 3:3 and as a way of life "free from the love of money" in Hebrews 13:5. These renderings show the clauses' presentation rather than a fixed English equivalent.

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