ΦΙΛΟΤΙΜΙΑΝ, φιλοτιμιαν
PHILOTIMIAN, philotimian
Sounds Like: fee-loh-tee-MEE-ahn
Translations: ambition, a desire for honor, a love of honor, a love of distinction, zeal, eagerness, a desire to excel, a desire to be first
From the root: ΦΙΛΟΤΙΜΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a strong desire for honor, distinction, or preeminence. It can denote ambition, zeal, or eagerness to achieve something, often with a positive connotation of striving for excellence. It is a compound word derived from 'φίλος' (philos, meaning 'dear' or 'loving') and 'τιμή' (timē, meaning 'honor' or 'value'). In this form, it is used as the direct object of a verb or preposition.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G5385 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:227
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 6 — 2:19
- Book 7 — 14:380
- Book 9 — 7:157
- Book 12 — 2:77, 3:134
- Book 15 — 9:303, 9:315
- Book 16 — 5:138, 5:149, 8:248
- Book 18 — 8:291
Josephus' The Jewish War
Mathetes
- Letter to Diognetus — 3:5
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΦΙΛΟΤΙΜΙΑ.
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.
- ΦΙΛΟΤΙΜΙΑΙ — ambition, a love of honor, a desire for honor, a desire for distinction, a zeal, a rivalry, a generous act, a benefaction, a liberality
- ΦΙΛΟΤΙΜΙΑΙΣ — (to) ambition, (to) love of honor, (to) eagerness, (to) zeal, (to) generosity, (to) munificence
- ΦΙΛΟΤΙΜΙΑΣ — (of) ambition, (of) a love of honor, (of) a desire for honor, (of) eagerness, (of) zeal
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