The Anchor Bible Dictionary states: “Unlike the greedy man, the man afflicted by phthonos does not necessarily want the goods he resents another having; he simply does not want that other to have them.
Sõnaraamat The Anchor Bible Dictionary märgib: „Erinevalt ahnest inimesest ei pruugi fthonos’est vaevatud inimene igatseda endale neid väärtusi, mille olemasolu teisel teda kibestab; ta lihtsalt ei taha, et teisel need olemas oleksid.