For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy.
The 1611 reading
(For hee knew that the chiefe Priests had deliuered him for enuie.)
KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: Resentful desire at another's good. Sense 2: As a verb, to feel such jealousy.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Job 5:2
Complete exact-word concordance
For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy.
(For hee knew that the chiefe Priests had deliuered him for enuie.)
And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,
And the Patriarchs moued with enuie, sold Ioseph into Egypt: but God was with him,
1611 marginal noteGen. 37.28.
But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.
But when the Iewes saw the multitudes, they were filled with enuie, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting, and blaspheming.
¶ But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.
¶ But the Iewes which beleeued not, mooued with enuie, tooke vnto them certaine lewd fellowes of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the citie on an vprore, and assaulted the house of Iason, and sought to bring them out to the people.
Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
Being filled with all vnrighteousnes, fornication, wickednesse, couetousnes, maliciousnes, full of enuie, murther, debate, deceit, malignitie, whisperers,
Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will:
Some in deed preach Christ, euen of enuie and strife, and some also of good will.
He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,
Hee is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions, and strifes of wordes, whereof commeth enuie, strife, railings, euill surmisings,
1611 marginal noteOr, a foole.
1611 marginal noteOr, sicke.
For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
For we our selues also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceiued, seruing diuers lusts and pleasures, liuing in malice and enuy, hatefull, and hating one another.
Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
Doe ye thinke that the Scripture saith in vaine, the spirit that dwelleth in vs lusteth to enuy?
1611 marginal noteOr, enuiously.
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