2052 - eritheia

Strong's Concordance

Original word: ἐριθεία
Transliteration: eritheia
Definition (short): ambition
Definition (full): rivalry, ambition

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin: from erithos (day-laborer)
Definition: rivalry, hence ambition
NASB Translation: disputes (2), selfish ambition (3), selfishly ambitious (1), selfishness (1).
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Perhaps as the same as erethizo; properly, intrigue, i.e. (by implication) faction -- contention(-ious), strife.

see GREEK erethizo

References

Strong's 2052: 7 Occurrences
KJV: But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
NASB: but to those who are selfishly ambitious and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, wrath and indignation.
KJV: For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:
NASB: For I am afraid that perhaps when I come I may find you to be not what I wish and may be found by you to be not what you wish; that perhaps there will be strife, jealousy, angry tempers, disputes, slanders, gossip, arrogance, disturbances;
KJV: Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
NASB: idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions,
KJV: But the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel.
NASB: the former proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition rather than from pure motives, thinking to cause me distress in my imprisonment.
KJV: Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
NASB: Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves;