Words the Bible translates as greed
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 2 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- pleonexiaπλεονεξίαgrasping for more: the restless drive to have more than one's fair share, always at someone else's expense
- harpagēἁρπαγήforcible taking: the act of robbing, the goods that are seized, or the grasping greed that reaches out to grab what belongs to someone else
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