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Greek

2052. eritheia -- rivalry, hence ambition
... rivalry, hence ambition. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: eritheia
Phonetic Spelling: (er-ith-i'-ah) Short Definition: ambition, rivalry ...
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2205. zelos -- to have warmth of feeling for or against, to be ...
... Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine; Noun, Neuter Transliteration: zelos Phonetic Spelling:
(dzay'-los) Short Definition: eagerness, zeal, rivalry Definition: (a ...
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3863. parazeloo -- to provoke to jealousy
... provoke to jealousy. From para and zeloo; to stimulate alongside, ie Excite to rivalry
-- provoke to emulation (jealousy). see GREEK para. see GREEK zeloo. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

7068. qinah -- ardor, zeal, jealousy
... Word Origin from an unused word Definition ardor, zeal, jealousy NASB Word Usage
anger (1), envy (1), jealousy (24), passion (1), rivalry (1), zeal (14). ...
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Library

Damasus Ordained Bishop of Rome. Sedition and Loss of Life Caused ...
... Book IV. Chapter XXIX."Damasus ordained Bishop of Rome. Sedition and
Loss of Life caused by the Rivalry of Ursinus. While the ...
/.../chapter xxix damasus ordained bishop of.htm

God is not a Being of Simple Goodness; Other Attributes Belong to ...
... Again, [2648] nothing will ever run its course without hostile rivalry,
[2649] which shall not (itself) be without a hostile aspect. ...
/.../tertullian/the five books against marcion/chapter xxv god is not a.htm

Letter viii . --To a Student of the Classics.
... And the special theme of his exultation is the rivalry between the two, Ulysses
and Telemachus, for the highest meed of valour, though it is true that the ...
/.../gregory/gregory of nyssa dogmatic treatises etc/letter viii to a student.htm

The Wide Range of God's Grace
... There is rivalry, but you know as well as I do that, shabby and shameful as it is,
it is a kind of commercial rivalry between contiguous places of worship, be ...
/.../expositions of holy scripture ephesians peter/the wide range of gods.htm

Having done Enough, Then, as we have Said, in Regard to that ...
... since where there is pleasure, there is keenness of feeling giving pleasure its
zest; and where there is keenness of feeling, there is rivalry giving in turn ...
/.../tertullian/the shows or de spectaculis/chapter xv having done enough.htm

For this Deep and Disabling Reason Therefore, Its Cynical and ...
... Just as the rivalry of armaments is only a sort of sulky plagiarism, so
the rivalry of parties is only a sort of sulky inheritance. ...
/.../chesterton/whats wrong with the world/chapter 39 for this deep.htm

Each Side Claims to Possess the True Gospel Antiquity the ...
... error. A thing must exist prior to its suffering any casualty; [3566] and
an object [3567] must precede all rivalry to itself. Else ...
/.../tertullian/the five books against marcion/chapter iv each side claims to.htm

Warp-Threads.
... This is used to make trouble. It stirs up gossipy disputings. It is made
to look like a jealous rivalry between the two men. And ...
//christianbookshelf.org/gordon/quiet talks on johns gospel/warp-threads.htm

Chapter xxx
... On the one hand, though, indeed, it merely looks like rivalry between two sisters,
there is a higher element involved on the part of both: they strive with one ...
//christianbookshelf.org/leupold/exposition of genesis volume 1/chapter xxx.htm

John iii. 22
... Why then did he baptize?" It was that he might not excite his disciples to
even stronger rivalry, and make them more contentious still. ...
/.../homilies on the gospel of st john and hebrews/homily xxix john iii 22.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(n.) The act of rivaling, or the state of being a rival; a competition.

Topical Bible Verses

Philippians 1:15
Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will:
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Thesaurus

Rivalry (8 Occurrences)
...Rivalry (8 Occurrences). ... Philippians 1:16 the one, indeed, of rivalry the Christ
do proclaim, not purely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds, (YLT). ...
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Jealous (43 Occurrences)
... 2. (a.) Apprehensive; anxious; suspiciously watchful. 3. (a.) Exacting
exclusive devotion; intolerant of rivalry. 4. (a.) Disposed ...
/j/jealous.htm - 20k

Vie (2 Occurrences)
... See Revie. 3. (vt) To stake; to wager. 4. (vt) To do or produce in emulation,
competition, or rivalry; to put in competition; to bandy. ...
/v/vie.htm - 7k

Emulation (5 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The endeavor to equal or to excel another in
qualities or actions; an assiduous striving to equal or excel another; rivalry. ...
/e/emulation.htm - 9k

Maccabaeus
... mak-a-be'-us (Makkabaios), mak'-a-bez (hoi Makkabaioi): I. PALESTINE UNDER KINGS
OF SYRIA 1. Rivalry of Syria and Egypt 2. Palestine Seized by Antiochus the ...
/m/maccabaeus.htm - 17k

Maccabees
... mak-a-be'-us (Makkabaios), mak'-a-bez (hoi Makkabaioi): I. PALESTINE UNDER KINGS
OF SYRIA 1. Rivalry of Syria and Egypt 2. Palestine Seized by Antiochus the ...
/m/maccabees.htm - 52k

Zeal (45 Occurrences)
... opposers; (YLT). James 3:14 and if bitter zeal ye have, and rivalry in your
heart, glory not, nor lie against the truth; (YLT). James 3 ...
/z/zeal.htm - 21k

Judah (802 Occurrences)
... resources (49:22;). The rivalry between the two tribes, thus early visible,
culminated in the disruption of the kingdom. To Judah ...
/j/judah.htm - 101k

Proclaim (172 Occurrences)
... Philippians 1:16 the one, indeed, of rivalry the Christ do proclaim, not
purely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds, (YLT). ...
/p/proclaim.htm - 36k

Proverbs (11 Occurrences)
... of men and commending to them her ways (Proverbs 1:20-33; Proverbs 8:1-21, 32-36);
she condescends, for right and purity's sake, to enter into rivalry with the ...
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Bible Concordance

Rivalry (8 Occurrences)

1 Corinthians 4:6 In writing this much, brethren, with special reference to Apollos and myself, I have done so for your sakes, in order to teach you by our example what those words mean, which say, "Nothing beyond what is written!" --so that you may cease to take sides in boastful rivalry, for one teacher against another.
(WEY)

Philippians 1:15 Some indeed preach Christ even out of envy and strife, and some also out of good will.
(See RSV NIV)

Philippians 1:16 the one, indeed, of rivalry the Christ do proclaim, not purely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds,
(YLT)

Philippians 1:17 while the others proclaim Him from motives of rivalry, and insincerely, supposing that by this they are embittering my imprisonment.
(WEY)

Philippians 2:3 doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself;
(WEB YLT)

James 3:14 But if in your hearts you have bitter feelings of envy and rivalry, do not speak boastfully and falsely, in defiance of the truth.
(WEY YLT)

James 3:16 For where envy and rivalry are, there also are unrest and every vile deed.
(WEY YLT)

Ecclesiastes 4:4 Then I saw all labor and every skilful work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.
(See JPS NAS)

Subtopics

Rivalry

Related Terms

Jealous (43 Occurrences)

Vie (2 Occurrences)

Emulation (5 Occurrences)

Maccabaeus

Maccabees

Zeal (45 Occurrences)

Judah (802 Occurrences)

Proclaim (172 Occurrences)

Proverbs (11 Occurrences)