2 occurrences

'Self interests' in the Bible

Every person works for his own self-interests, but his desires remain unsatisfied.

Verse ConceptsBeing UnsatisfiedFamine ComingWorking For FoodFamine Will ComeAddictioneffort

Then they come to you as a group, sit down right in front of you as if they were my people, hear your words and then they don't do what you say because they're seeking only their own desires, they pursue ill-gotten profits, and they keep following their own self-interests.

Verse ConceptsCoveting, prohibition ofComplacencyethics, incentives towardsGreed, Condemnation OfHabitsHonorHypocrisy, Description OfProfitsFleeting ImpressionsWorship, Hindrances ToCovetousness, Nature ofHypocrites, Description OfProfessingShallownessLack Of MeaningMere TalkOther People Of GodLoving God's ThingsCovetousnessGreedBeauty And Self Worthpractice

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
ἀπολογέομαι 
Apologeomai 
Usage: 8

ἀπολογία 
Apologia 
Usage: 8

ἀρσενοκοίτης 
Arsenokoites 
Usage: 2

ἀσχημονέω 
Aschemoneo 
Usage: 2

ὑποτάσσω 
Hupotasso 
Usage: 39

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ἁγνίζω 
Hagnizo 
Usage: 7

ἀνακύπτω 
Anakupto 
lift up self , look up
Usage: 3

ἀνανήφω 
Ananepho 
Usage: 1

ἀναστρέφω 
Anastrepho 
Usage: 11

ἀναχωρέω 
Anachoreo 
Usage: 13

ἀντιδιατίθεμαι 
Antidiatithemai 
Usage: 1

ἀντιτάσσομαι 
Antitassomai 
Usage: 5

ἀποδιορίζω 
Apodiorizo 
Usage: 1

ἀποῤῥίπτω 
Aporrhipto 
Usage: 1

ἀτακτέω 
Atakteo 
Usage: 1

αὐθάδης 
Authades 
Usage: 2

αὐθαίρετος 
Authairetos 
Usage: 2

αὐτόματος 
Automatos 
of self , of own accord
Usage: 1

ἀφίστημι 
Aphistemi 
Usage: 13

ἐκπορνεύω 
Ekporneuo 
Usage: 1

ἐμαυτοῦ ἐμαυτῷ ἐμαυτόν 
Emautou 
myself , me , mine own self , mine own , I myself
Usage: 21

ἐμπλέκω 
Empleko 
Usage: 2

ἐνεργέω 
Energeo 
Usage: 21

ἐντρυφάω 
Entruphao 
Usage: 1

ἐξίστημι 
Existemi 
Usage: 17

ἐπαίρω 
Epairo 
lift up , exalt self , take up , hoisted up
Usage: 14

ἐπιορκέω 
Epiorkeo 
Usage: 0

θερμαίνω 
thermaino 
Usage: 6

θορυβέω 
Thorubeo 
Usage: 3

κολλάω 
Kollao 
Usage: 8

κρύπτω 
Krupto 
Usage: 10

μαίνομαι 
Mainomai 
be mad , be beside self
Usage: 5

μετακαλέω 
metakaleo 
Usage: 4

μεταμέλλομαι 
metamellomai 
Usage: 4

μετασχηματίζω 
metaschematizo 
Usage: 5

μόνος 
Monos 
only , alone , by self
Usage: 30

ὁπλίζω 
Hoplizo 
arm self with
Usage: 1

ὀπτάνομαι ὄπτομαι 
Optanomai 
Usage: 41

περιζώννυμι 
Perizonnumi 
Usage: 4

προσκαρτερέω 
Proskartereo 
Usage: 10

προσκολλάω 
Proskollao 
Usage: 2

σεαυτοῦ σεαυτῷ σεαυτόν σαυτοῦ σαυτῷ σα
Seautou 
Usage: 31

σκύλλω 
Skullo 
Usage: 3

στέλλω 
Stello 
Usage: 2

στρέφω 
Strepho 
Usage: 15

συσχηματίζω 
Suschematizo 
Usage: 2

σχολάζω 
Scholazo 
empty , give self to
Usage: 1

ταπεινόω 
Tapeinoo 
Usage: 7

ὑπείκω 
Hupeiko 
Usage: 1

ὑπεραίρομαι 
Huperairomai 
Usage: 3

φανερόω 
Phaneroo 
Usage: 44

φθείρω 
Phtheiro 
Usage: 8

φίλαυτος 
Philautos 
Usage: 1

φυλάσσω 
Phulasso 
keep , observe , beware , keep self , save , be ... ware
Usage: 25

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