ΦΙΛΟΔΟΞΩΝ, φιλοδοξων
PHILODOXŌN, philodoxōn
Sounds Like: fee-loh-DOK-sohn
Translations: of those who love glory, of those who are ambitious, of those who are vainglorious
From the root: ΦΙΛΟΔΟΞΟΣ
Part of Speech: Participle, Adjective
Explanation: This word is a genitive plural form of the adjective 'φιλόδοξος' (philodoxos), meaning 'fond of glory' or 'ambitious'. As a participle, it describes 'those who are fond of glory' or 'those who are ambitious'. It is a compound word derived from 'φίλος' (philos, 'loving') and 'δόξα' (doxa, 'glory' or 'opinion'). It is used to describe individuals who seek honor, praise, or reputation.
Inflection: Plural, Genitive, Masculine or Feminine or Neuter
Strong’s number: G5387 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:80
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΦΙΛΟΔΟΞΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΦΙΛΟΔΟΞΟΣ — ambitious, glory-loving, fond of glory, desirous of praise
- ΦΙΛΟΔΟΞΟΥΣ — ambitious, vainglorious, fond of glory, desirous of praise
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