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MONEY, LOVE OF

(philarguria, 1 Tim 6:10, literally, "love of silver"; compare corresponding "lovers of money" (Lk 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.
Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Definition for 'money, love of'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". bible-history.com - ISBE; 1915.

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