Strong's G5389 · Greek

φιλοτιμέομαι

philotimeomai · fil-ot-im-eh'-om-ahee

middle voice from a compound of 5384 and 5092; to be fond of honor, i.e. emulous (eager or earnest to do something)

Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

φιλοτιμέομαι (G5389)

3 ** φιλοτιμέομαι , -οῦμαι ( φίλος , τιμή ), [in LXX: IV Mac 1:35 A ;] to love or seek after honour , hence, to be ambitious, emulous (Plat., Plut., al.): c. inf., Ro 15:20 , II Co 5:9 , I Th 4:11 .†

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

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