Strong’s
G5389Verb3 times in the New Testament (critical text)Where it occurs
Translated as
In the text
- Romans 15:20φιλοτιμούμενον
In this way I have aspired to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation.
- 2 Corinthians 5:9φιλοτιμούμεθα
So we aspire to please Him, whether we are at home in this body or away from it.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:11φιλοτιμεῖσθαι
and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you.
Abbott-Smith
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.†
(AS)
(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.†
(AS)
Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.