Covet, To. In 1 Cor. 12:31; 1 Cor. 14:39, the word is ζηλόω , and is quite different from the coveting that is condemned in scripture; it is translated in Rev. 3:19 'be zealous,' and the above passages in Corinthians can be so translated, or 'desire earnestly' the best gifts, and 'desire earnestly' to prophesy.