φιλάργυροι
philárgyros
lovers of money
Having an excessive love or fondness for money or material wealth; characterized by greed for riches, especially silver. In various contexts, denotes a person who is avaricious, grasping, or overly concerned with acquiring monetary gain. Conveys both the internal disposition of loving wealth and the outward manifestation of greed-driven actions.
2 Timothy 3:2 · Word #6
Lexicon G5366
| Lemma | φιλάργυρος |
| Transliteration | philárgyros |
| Strong's | G5366 |
| Definition | Having an excessive love or fondness for money or material wealth; characterized by greed for riches, especially silver. In various contexts, denotes a person who is avaricious, grasping, or overly concerned with acquiring monetary gain. Conveys both the internal disposition of loving wealth and the outward manifestation of greed-driven actions. |
Morphology ADJ.S NOM M PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | ADJ.S — Substantive Adjective — An adjective functioning as a noun |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Common Translation
| Phrase | lovers of money |
| Literal | money-lovers |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | φιλάργυρος |
| Strong's | G5366 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G5366-01
money-lovers
| Morphological Notes | Adjective, nominative masculine plural; functioning substantivally or as a predicate adjective describing masculine plural subjects. |
| Rendering Rationale | The compound joins φιλ- (loving, fond of) with ἀργυρ- (silver, money), yielding the sense "loving silver" or "money-loving." The nominative masculine plural form is reflected in the plural rendering "money-lovers." |
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