φθόνους

phthónos

envies

An attitude of resentful discontent or ill-will toward another’s advantages, possessions, qualities, or success; typically associated with a desire to see them deprived of such benefits or to possess them oneself. In various contexts, it can refer to envious resentment, hostile rivalry, or spiteful jealousy. The term may carry the sense of both passive longing for what another possesses and active malice against them.

G5355

1 Peter 2:1 · Word #11

Lexicon G5355

Lemmaφθόνος
Transliterationphthónos
Strong'sG5355
DefinitionAn attitude of resentful discontent or ill-will toward another’s advantages, possessions, qualities, or success; typically associated with a desire to see them deprived of such benefits or to possess them oneself. In various contexts, it can refer to envious resentment, hostile rivalry, or spiteful jealousy. The term may carry the sense of both passive longing for what another possesses and active malice against them.

Morphology N ACC M PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Common Translation

Phraseenvies
Literalenvies

Lexical Info

Lemmaφθόνος
Strong'sG5355

SIBI-P1 Translation G5355-06

resentful envies

Morphological NotesNoun, accusative masculine plural (Gr,N,,,,,AMP): direct-object form; masculine gender; plural number.
Rendering RationaleThe plural noun form is preserved with "envies," while "resentful" reflects the root sense of begrudging ill-will and corrosive jealousy inherent in φθόνος. The accusative plural indicates multiple instances or expressions of such envy.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

envies

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
Rationale'φθόνους' as 'envies' matches standard rendering per SILEX and the plural list context; 'resentful envies' is redundant in this list of vices.
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