Strong's G5383 · Greek

φιλοπρωτεύω

philoproteuo · fil-op-rote-yoo'-o

from a compound of 5384 and 4413; to be fond of being first, i.e. ambitious of distinction

Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

 1 *† φιλοπρωτεύω ( φιλόπρωτος , Plut., al.) to strive to be first : III Jo 9 (eccl.).† 

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain