| Translation | Verse | Text |
| Strong Concordance | Eph 5:3 | But [2532] fornication [4202], and [1161] all [3956] uncleanness [167], or [2228] covetousness [4124], let it [3687] not be once [3366] named [3687] among [1722] you [5213], as [2531] becometh [4241] saints [40]; |
| Word | Easton Dictionary - Definition |
| COVETOUSNESS | a strong desire after the possession of worldly things (Col. 3:5; Eph. 5:5; Heb. 13:5; 1 Tim. 6:9, 10; Matt. 6:20). It assumes sometimes the more aggravated form of avarice, which is the mark of cold-hearted worldliness. |