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(φιλαÏγυÏιÌα, philargurıÌa, , literally, “love of silverâ€; compare corresponding “lovers of money†(; 2 Tim 8:2), equivalent to “avariceâ€): 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.