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Greek

147. aischrokerdos -- from eagerness for base gain
... for base gain. Part of Speech: Adverb Transliteration: aischrokerdos Phonetic Spelling:
(ahee-skhrok-er-doce') Short Definition: greedily Definition: greedily ...
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1632. ekcheo -- to pour out, fig. to bestow
... Or (by variation) ekchuno ek-khoo'-no from ek and cheo (to pour); to pour forth;
figuratively, to bestow -- gush (pour) out, run greedily (out), shed (abroad ...
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Strong's Hebrew

3938. laat -- to swallow (greedily)
... 3937, 3938. laat. 3939 . to swallow (greedily). Transliteration: laat Phonetic
Spelling: (law-at') Short Definition: swallow. Word Origin a prim. ...
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3859. laham -- to swallow greedily
... 3858b, 3859. laham. 3860 . to swallow greedily. Transliteration: laham Phonetic
Spelling: (law-ham') Short Definition: morsels. Word Origin a prim. ...
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5860b. it -- to dart greedily
... to dart greedily. Transliteration: it Short Definition: rushed. Word Origin
denominative verb from ayit Definition to dart greedily NASB Word Usage rushed ( ...
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1214. batsa -- to cut off, break off, gain by violence
... be covetous, cut off, finish, fulfill, gain greedily, be given to covetousness,
greedy,. A primitive root to break off, ie (usually ...
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8378. taavah -- a desire
... desirable (1). dainty, desire, exceedingly, greedily, lusting, pleasant. From
'avah (abbreviated); a longing; by implication, a delight ...
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4682. matstsah -- unleavened bread or cake
... From matsats in the sense of greedily devouring for sweetness; properly, sweetness;
concretely, sweet (ie Not soured or bittered with yeast); specifically, an ...
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8264. shaqaq -- to run, run about, rush
... A primitive root; to course (like a beast of prey); by implication, to seek greedily --
have appetite, justle one against another, long, range, run (to and fro ...
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6213a. asah -- do, make
... 1), fit (1), follow (1), followed (1), fulfill (1), fulfilling (1), gather (1),
gave (4), give you over (1), grant (1), granted (1), greedily (1), happen (1 ...
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Library

On the Words of the Gospel, Luke xii. 15, "And He Said unto Them ...
... he would say, "thou wouldest call him covetous and greedy, if he were seeking another's
goods; but I say, seek not even thine own greedily or covetously." This ...
/.../sermons on selected lessons of the new testament/sermon lvii on the words.htm

Treatise on the Priesthood. Book iv.
... The prophet, however, proceeded to speak to him of the kingdom, but not even then
did he run greedily after it, though he heard about it from a prophet, but ...
/.../chrysostom/on the priesthood/treatise on the priesthood book 4.htm

That the Preceding Desire Will Much Increase the Union of the ...
... Now, Theotimus, imagine to yourself with the Psalmist, that hart which, hard set
by the hounds, has neither wind nor legs; how greedily he plunges himself into ...
/.../francis/treatise on the love of god/chapter x that the preceding.htm

Whether the Species of Gluttony are Fittingly Distinguished?
... sometimes we sin by the very heat of an immoderate appetite""-which are contained
in the following verse: "Hastily, sumptuously, too much, greedily, daintily ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the species of gluttony.htm

Manasseh
... We will have all things new. And Manasseh, being a young man and as foolish as he
was young, drank in greedily their counsels and made himself their leader. ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/milligan/men of the bible some lesser-known/manasseh.htm

A vindication of Gospel Truths Opened,
... as not to seek after the Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity, might be taken away, and
violently possessed with error, and be made to run greedily after the same ...
/.../bunyan/the works of john bunyan volumes 1-3/a vindication of gospel truths.htm

On Drinking.
... up the pleasure of the flute because of the unseemliness of the sight): so that
we are to drink without contortions of the face, not greedily grasping the cup ...
/.../clement/the instructor paedagogus/chapter ii on drinking.htm

Sinners Bound with the Cords of Sin
... fly descend into the sweet which is spread to destroy him, he sips, and sips again,
and by-and-by he plunges boldly in to feast himself greedily: when satisfied ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 16 1870/sinners bound with the cords.htm

What the Big Chest Contained
... Scarcely had the last screw been removed when up came the lid; and almost instantly
three pairs of eager eyes were greedily gazing down upon the contents of ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/byrum/how john became a man/chapter iii what the big.htm

The Betrayal
... shall laugh them to scorn; after all, thou art but the unconscious drudge of him
whom thou abhorrest; in all the black work thou doest so greedily, thou art no ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 9 1863/the betrayal.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(adv.) In a greedy manner.

Thesaurus

Greedily (7 Occurrences)
...Greedily (7 Occurrences). Ephesians 4:19 Such men being past feeling have abandoned
themselves to impurity, greedily indulging in every kind of profligacy. ...
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Extortion (14 Occurrences)
... to him. The element of covetousness and usury is involved in the meaning
of this word; for it is greedily gotten gain. The publicans ...
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Person (807 Occurrences)
... For, says Paul, though, as we all know, in His intrinsic nature He was nothing other
than God, yet He did not, as we all know right well, look greedily on His ...
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Greed (19 Occurrences)

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Gorge (19 Occurrences)
... 10. (n.) To glut; to fill up to the throat; to satiate. 11. (vi) To eat greedily
and to satiety. Multi-Version Concordance Gorge (19 Occurrences). ...
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Gainsaying (6 Occurrences)
... Jude 1:11 Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily
after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core. ...
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Glutton (4 Occurrences)
... glut'-'-n, glut'-'-n-us (zalal, "to be lavish"; phagos): "Glutton" (from glut, to
swallow greedily) is the translation of zolel from zalal, "to shake or pour ...
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Gluttonous (4 Occurrences)
... glut'-'-n, glut'-'-n-us (zalal, "to be lavish"; phagos): "Glutton" (from glut, to
swallow greedily) is the translation of zolel from zalal, "to shake or pour ...
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Greediness (3 Occurrences)

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Withholdeth (7 Occurrences)
... (KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS). Proverbs 21:26 There is that coveteth greedily all the day
long; But the righteous giveth and withholdeth not. (ASV YLT). ...
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Bible Concordance

Greedily (7 Occurrences)

Ephesians 4:19 Such men being past feeling have abandoned themselves to impurity, greedily indulging in every kind of profligacy.
(WEY)

Jude 1:7 as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities around them, committing greedily fornication, in like manner with them, and going after other flesh, lie there as an example, undergoing the judgment of eternal fire.
(DBY)

Jude 1:11 Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.
(KJV WBS)

1 Samuel 14:32 and the people flew on the spoil, and took sheep, and cattle, and calves, and killed them on the ground; and the people ate them with the blood.
(See NAS)

Psalms 57:4 My soul is among lions. I lie among those who are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
(See RSV)

Proverbs 21:26 There are those who covet greedily all day long; but the righteous give and don't withhold.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Ezekiel 22:12 In you have they taken bribes to shed blood; you have taken interest and increase, and you have greedily gained of your neighbors by oppression, and have forgotten me, says the Lord Yahweh.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Subtopics

Greedily

Related Terms

Extortion (14 Occurrences)

Person (807 Occurrences)

Greed (19 Occurrences)

Gorge (19 Occurrences)

Gainsaying (6 Occurrences)

Glutton (4 Occurrences)

Gluttonous (4 Occurrences)

Greediness (3 Occurrences)

Withholdeth (7 Occurrences)