Original: ἐριθεία

Transliteration: eritheía

Phonetic: er-ith-i'-ah

Short Definition: Contention

- Original: ἐριθεία

- Transliteration: Eritheia

- Phonetic: er-ith-i'-ah

- Definition:

1. electioneering or intriguing for office

a. apparently, in the NT a courting distinction, a desire to put one's self forward, a partisan and fractious spirit which does not disdain low arts

b. partisanship, fractiousness This word is found before NT times only in Aristotle where it denotesa self-seeking pursuit of political office by unfair means. (A&G)Paul exhorts to be one in the mind of Christ not putting self forwardor being selfish (Phil 2:2)

- Origin: perhaps as the same as G2042

- TDNT entry: 13:00,3

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine

- Strong's: Perhaps from the same as G2042; properly intrigue that is (by implication) faction: - contention (-ious) strife.