Strong's Lexicon
G5367
G5367 — φίλαυτος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G5367 |
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| Word: | φίλαυτος |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | from G5384 and G846 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | philautos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | fil'-au-tos |
| Meaning: | 1. fond of self, i.e. selfish |
| KJV Renderings: | lover of own self |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
φίλαυτος, φιλαυτον. (φίλος and αὐτός), loving oneself; too intent on one’s own interests, selfish: 2Ti 3:2. (Aris. tot. ((cf. φιλάγαθος); rhet. 1, 11, 26 (where cf. Cope) ἀνάγκη πάντας φιλαυτους αἰναι ἐ μᾶλλον ἤ ἧττον; Philo, legg. alleg. 1, 15; Plutarch, (Epictetus), Lucian, Sextus Empiricus; διά τό φύσει πάντας εἶναι φιλαυτους, Josephus, Antiquities 3, 8, 1.) (Cf. Trench, Synonyms, § xciii.)
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
φίλαυτος (lover of own self)
2 Timothy 3:2
- KJV: For men shall be lovers of their own selves covetous boasters proud blasphemers disobedient to parents unthankful unholy
- GK: έσονται γαρ οι άνθρωποι φίλαυτοι φιλάργυροι αλαζόνες υπερήφανοι βλάσφημοι γονεύσιν απειθείς αχάριστοι ανόσιοι