G5389 – philotimeomai – φιλοτιμέομαι labour, strive, study

Strong’s ID:
G5389
Greek Word:
φιλοτιμέομαι
Transliteration:
philotimeomai
Pronunciation:
fil-ot-im-eh’-om-ahee
Part of Speech:
verb
Usage Count:
3
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Find “philotimeomai” in the Bible (New Testament)

Strong’s Greek Lexicon

middle voice from a compound of and ; to be fond of honor, i.e. emulous (eager or earnest to do something):—labour, strive, study.

Owing to changes in the enumeration while in progress, there were no words left for numbers 2717 and 3203–3302, which were therefore silently dropped out of the vocabulary and references as redundant.

Thayer’s Greek Definitions

1) to be fond of honour
1a) to be actuated by love of honour
1b) from a love of honour to strive to bring something to pass
2) to be ambitious
2a) to strive earnestly, make it one’s aim

Thayer’s Definitions are as edited by the Online Bible of Winterbourne, Ontario. They removed the etymology, cross-references, and Greek phrases and changed some of Thayer’s Unitarian doctrinal positions concerning the work and person of Christ.