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( φιλαργυρία , philargurı́a , 1 Timothy 6:10 , literally, "love of silver"; compare corresponding "lovers of money" (Luke 16:14; 2 Tim 8:2), equivalent to "avarice"): The vice that seeks to retain and hoard all that is acquired (Trench, Synonyms of the New Testament, xxiv); described as "a root of all kinds of evil." See also COVETOUSNESS .

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Money, Love of'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/m/money-love-of.html. 1915.

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