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DEEP KJV WORD STUDY

Covetous

Begin with the exact English word as it appears in the King James Bible. Follow its whole-Bible usage, book distribution, related indexed forms, Webster 1828, every occurrence, and the occurrence-specific Hebrew/Aramaic/Greek mappings behind it.

9exact KJV occurrences 1Old Testament 8New Testament 7books containing the word 4mapped Strong's IDs 7occurrence-specific Strong's links
FIRST OCCURRENCE

Psalms 10:3

For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.

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LAST OCCURRENCE

2 Peter 2:14

Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:

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KJV DISTRIBUTION

Where covetous appears.

This is exact English-word usage from the canonical KJV token index, not a Strong's estimate.

ORIGINAL-LANGUAGE MAP

Which Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek words stand behind this KJV word?

These relationships come from exact verse + token-position mappings. We do not assume that one English spelling always equals one Strong's number. A single English token can also carry more than one source tag, so the Strong's-link total can exceed the number of English occurrences.

GreekG4123
πλεονέκτης

pleonéktēs · pleh-on-ek'-tace

3 times translated as this KJV form4 total Strong's occurrences

holding (desiring) more, i.e. eager for gain (avaricious, hence a defrauder)

Strong's KJV usage: :--covetous.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: 1 Corinthians 5:10Strong's last: 1 Corinthians 6:10

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GreekG5366
φιλάργυρος

philárgyros · fil-ar'-goo-ros

2 times translated as this KJV form2 total Strong's occurrences

fond of silver (money), i.e. avaricious

Strong's KJV usage: :--covetous.

Strong's first: Luke 16:14Strong's last: 2 Timothy 3:2

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GreekG866
ἀφιλάργυρος

aphilárgyros · af-il-ar'-goo-ros

1 times translated as this KJV form2 total Strong's occurrences

unavaricious

Strong's KJV usage: :--without covetousness, not greedy of filthy lucre.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: 1 Timothy 3:3Strong's last: 1 Timothy 3:3

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HebrewH1214
בָּצַע

bâtsaʻ · baw-tsah'

1 times translated as this KJV form16 total Strong's occurrences

v

to break off, i.e. (usually) plunder; figuratively, to finish, or (intransitively) stop

Strong's KJV usage: (be) covet(-ous), cut (off), finish, fulfill, gain (greedily), get, be given to (covetousness), greedy, perform, be wounded.

Strong's first: Psalms 10:3Strong's last: Psalms 10:3

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EVERY OCCURRENCE

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9 occurrences match the current filters. Each row keeps its exact KJV token position so Original Word and TSK remain occurrence-specific.

Psalms 10:3
H1214

For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.

Luke 16:14
G5366

And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.

1 Corinthians 5:10
G4123

Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world.

1 Corinthians 5:11
G4123

But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.

1 Corinthians 6:10
G4123

Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

Ephesians 5:5
no direct Strong's tag

For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

1 Timothy 3:3
G866

Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;

2 Timothy 3:2
G5366

For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

2 Peter 2:14
no direct Strong's tag

Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:

WEBSTER’S 1828

English meaning and historical usage.

Dictionary data is kept visibly separate from Scripture and from lexical Strong's data.

covetous

COVETOUS, adjective

1. Very desirous; eager to obtain; in a good sense; as covetous of wisdom, virtue or learning.

2. Inordinately desirous; excessively eager to obtain and possess; directed to money or goods, avaricious.

A bishop must not be covetous 1 Timothy 3:3.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.

SOURCE & METHOD

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KJV English usageExact token counts, verse counts, first/last occurrence, and book distribution come from the canonical TWBC PCE KJV index.
Webster 1828Historical English dictionary material is reproduced as dictionary data, not as inspired Scripture or TWBC commentary.
Original Word / Strong'sHebrew, Aramaic, and Greek links attach by exact verse + KJV token position. No global “English word always equals Strong's ID” rule is used.

Curated TWBC teaching will remain a separate editorial layer. Raw source data is never silently rewritten to force a doctrinal conclusion.