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Covet

Covet (1): kuv'-et ('awah; zeloo, "to desire earnestly," "to set the heart and mind upon anything"): Used in two senses: good, simply to desire earnestly but legitimately. e.g. the King James Version 1Co 12:31...

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Covet (1):

kuv'-et ('awah; zeloo, "to desire earnestly," "to set the heart and mind upon anything"): Used in two senses: good, simply to desire earnestly but legitimately. e.g. the King James Version 1Co 12:31, 1Co 14:39; bad, to desire unlawfully, or to secure illegitimately (batsa`; epithumeo, Rom 7:7, Rom 13:9, etc.); hence, called "lust" (Mat 5:28, 1Co 10:6), "concupiscence" (the King James Version Rom 7:8, Col 3:5).

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kuv'-et ('awah; zeloo, "to desire earnestly," "to set the heart and mind upon anything"): Used in two senses: good, simply to desire earnestly but legitimately. e.g. the King James Version 1Co 12:31, 1Co 14:39; bad, to desire unlawfully, or to secure illegitimately (batsa`; epithumeo, Rom 7:7, Rom 13:9, etc.); hence, called "lust" (Mat 5:28, 1Co 10:6), "concupiscence" (the King James Version Rom 7:8, Col 3:5).

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