Greek · Strong's G5389 · Verb
φιλοτιμέομαι
philotimeomai
to aspire
3times used
3verses
3books
How it's translated
- being ambitious1
- we are ambitious1
- to strive earnestly1
Definition
φιλοτιμέομαι, -οῦμαι
(φίλος, τιμή), [in LXX: 4Ma.1:35 A ;]
to love or seek after honour, hence, to be ambitious, emulous (Plat., Plut., al.): with inf., Rom.15:20, 2Co.5:9, 1Th.4:11.†
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Where it appears
- Romans1
- 2 Corinthians1
- 1 Thessalonians1
Every verse
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