KJV dictionary & concordance
Present-participial or verbal-noun form of envy, meaning to feel such jealousy.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Romans 13:13
Complete exact-word concordance
Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.
Let vs walke honestly as in the day, not in rioting and drunkennesse, not in chambring and wantonnes, not in strife and enuying.
1611 marginal noteOr, decently.
For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?
For ye are yet carnall: for whereas there is among you enuying, and strife, and diuisions, are ye not carnall, and walke as men?
1611 marginal noteOr, factions
1611 marginal noteGr. according to man.
Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.
Let vs not be desirous of vaine glory, prouoking one another, enuying one another.
But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
But if ye haue bitter enuying and strife in your hearts glory not, and lie not against the trueth.
For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
For where enuying and strife is, there is confusion, and euery euill worke.
1611 marginal noteGr. tumult or vnquietnesse.
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Historical English dictionary sources
Feeling uneasiness at the superior condition and happiness of another.
Ill will at others, on account of some supposed superiority.
