Lexical Summary philotimeomai: to love or seek after honor Original Word: φιλοτιμέομαιTransliteration: philotimeomai Phonetic Spelling: (fil-ot-im-eh'-om-ahee) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to love or seek after honor Meaning: to love or seek after honor Strong's Concordance labor, strive, study. Middle voice from a compound of philos and time; to be fond of honor, i.e. Emulous (eager or earnest to do something) -- labour, strive, study. see GREEK philos see GREEK time Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 5389: φιλοτιμέομαιφιλοτιμέομαι, φιλοτιμοῦμαι; (φιλότιμος, and this from φίλος and τιμή); deponent passive (with future middle); frequent in Greek writings from Andocides ( a. to be fond of honor; to be actuated by love of honor; from a love of honor to strive to bring something to pass; b. followed by an infinitive, to be ambitious to etc., 1 Thessalonians 4:11; Romans 15:20; to strive earnestly, make it one's aim, 2 Corinthians 5:9. |
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