The Greek adjective aphilargyros is formed from the negative alpha, philos (loving), and argyros (silver/money). It means not a lover of money, free from greed, or not greedy for financial gain. In the New Testament it appears twice — once as a requirement for church leaders and once as a general Christian virtue.
1 Timothy 3:3 lists aphilargyros among the qualifications for overseers: not given to drunkenness, not violent, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. Hebrews 13:5: 'Keep your lives free from the love of money (aphilargyros) and be content with what you have, because God has said, Never will I leave you.' The antidote to money-love is divine faithfulness.