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Webster 1913 Edition

Covet

Cov′et

(k?v′?t)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Covered
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Coveting
.]
[OF.
coveitier
,
covoitier
, F.
convoiter
, from a derivative fr. L.
cupere
to desire; cf. Skr.
kup
to become excited. Cf.
Cupidity
.]
1.
To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of; – used in a good sense.
Covet
earnestly the best gifts.
1. Cor. xxii. 31.
If it be a sin to
covet
honor,
I am the most offending soul alive.
Shakespeare
2.
To long for inordinately or unlawfully; to hanker after (something forbidden).
Syn. – To long for; desire; hanker after; crave.

Cov′et

,
Verb.
I.
To have or indulge inordinate desire.
Which [money] while some
coveted
after, they have erred from the faith.
1 Tim. vi. 10.

Webster 1828 Edition

Covet

COVET

,
Verb.
T.
1.
To desire or wish for, with eagerness; to desire earnestly to obtain or possess; in a good sense.
Covet earnestly the best gifts. 1 Corinthians 12.
2.
To desire inordinately; to desire that which it is unlawful to obtain or possess; in a bad sense.
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbors house, wife or servant. Exodus 20.

COVET

,
Verb.
I.
To have an earnest desire. 1 Timothy 6.

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