coveteth
Lusts after possessions
Coveteth is an archaic form of covets, using the old English third-person singular ending -eth.
The word appears most famously in the King James Bible's Ten Commandments: Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house... nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.
To covet is to desire something intensely, especially what belongs to another.
Deeply desire something
- craveIntensely desire something
- lustIntense carnal appetite
- pineCone-bearing evergreen
- hungerNeed for nourishment
thirst · want · seek · aspiration · greed · appetite · avarice · acquisitiveness
Cultural or social prohibition
- prohibitedOfficially not permitted
- illicitProhibited by law
- forbidden fruitEnticing thing that's prohibited
- temptationUrge toward the unwise
transgression · sinful · unlawful · wrongful · commandment · trespass · iniquity · wickedness
Archaic command against
- commandmentAuthoritative rule to obey
- sinfulViolating moral law
- iniquityMoral wrongdoing, grave injustice
- mammonWealth as deity
avarice · idolatry · transgression · trespass · scripture · Mosaic · wickedness · unrighteousness
Resentful desire for another's advantages
- begrudgeEnvy or give unwillingly
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
- enviousWanting what others possess
- invidiousUnfairly discriminating or offensive
rivalry · bitterness · grudge · green-eyed · spite · ill-will · malice · animosity
yearn
Deeply desire something
hunger · thirst · want · seek · aspiration · greed · appetite · avarice · acquisitiveness · cupidity
taboo
Cultural or social prohibition
- prohibitedOfficially not permitted
- illicitProhibited by law
- forbidden fruitEnticing thing that's prohibited
temptation · transgression · sinful · unlawful · wrongful · commandment · trespass · iniquity · wickedness · ungodliness
thou shalt not
Archaic command against
- commandmentAuthoritative rule to obey
- sinfulViolating moral law
- iniquityMoral wrongdoing, grave injustice
mammon · avarice · idolatry · transgression · trespass · scripture · Mosaic · wickedness · unrighteousness · ungodliness
jealousy
Resentful desire for another's advantages
- begrudgeEnvy or give unwillingly
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
- enviousWanting what others possess
invidious · rivalry · bitterness · grudge · green-eyed · spite · ill-will · malice · animosity · hostility
covetethcontentment
Peaceful satisfaction with circumstances
satisfaction · contentedness · accepteth · gratitude · thankfulness
covetethgiveth
Archaic for grants
generosity · donates · liberality · benevolence · charity
covetethforsaketh
Archaic verb: deserts completely
detachment · renunciation · non-attachment · desirelessness · letting go