envy

Greek Noun Male

φθόνος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX: Wis.2:24 6:23, 1Ma.8:16, 3Ma.6:7 *;] envy: Rom.1:29, Gal.5:21, 1Ti.6:4, Tit.3:3, 1Pe.2:1; διὰ φθόνον, Mat.27:18, Mrk.15:10, Php.1:15; πρὸς φθόνον ἐπιποθεῖ τ. πνεῦμα (on the meaning, see R, txt, mg. 1, 2; Hort, Ja., 93 f.), Jas.4:5. (AS)

envy

Greek Noun Male

φθόνος, ὁ, 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+]

Greek

Noun Masculine

ill-will (as detraction), i.e. jealousy (spite); envy; probably akin to the base of g5351 (φθείρω)