φιλοτιμέομαι
philotimeomaiVerbG5389
to aspire
From: middle voice from a compound of G5384 (φίλος) and G5092 (τιμή);
Short Definition
to be fond of honor, i.e. emulous (eager or earnest to do something)
Full Lexicon Entry
to love or seek after honour, hence, to be ambitious, emulous (Plat., Plut.): with inf.
LXX Usage: 4 A
Grammar
Part of Speech Verb
Morphology G:V
DescriptionGreek Verb
Occurrences
3 timesAppears 3 times in the New Testament. Top books include:
1 Thessalonians
1
2 Corinthians
1
Romans
1
Key Passages
- 1 Thessalonians 4:11
- 2 Corinthians 5:9
- Romans 15:20
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