φθόνον

phthónos

envy

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

Matthew 27:18 · Word #5

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 SG 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 SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phraseenvy
Literalenvy

Lexical Info

Lemmaφθόνος
Strong'sG5355

SIBI-P1 Translation G5355-03

resentful envy

Morphological NotesNoun, accusative masculine singular (Gr,N,,,,,AMS); functioning as a direct object or object of a preposition in its form.
Rendering Rationale"Resentful envy" reflects the core sense of φθόνος as ill-will arising from another’s good fortune, preserving both the emotional resentment and the hostile edge inherent in the root. The accusative masculine singular form denotes a single instance or expression of this attitude.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

resentful envy

Same as P1Yes
Rationale'Resentful envy' correctly reflects the silex_definition and is contextually accurate for the accusers' motivation.
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