ΦΙΛΟΤΙΜΟΙ, φιλοτιμοι
PHILOTIMOI, philotimoi
Sounds Like: fee-LO-tee-moy
Translations: ambitious, honorable, zealous, eager, diligent, a person of honor, a person of ambition
From the root: ΦΙΛΟΤΙΜΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes someone who is ambitious, zealous, or eager to do something, often with a sense of honor or a desire for distinction. It is a compound word formed from 'φίλος' (philos), meaning 'dear' or 'friend', and 'τιμή' (timē), meaning 'honor' or 'value'. Thus, it literally means 'loving honor' or 'honor-loving'. It can be used to describe someone who is diligent in their efforts or who strives for excellence.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Vocative, Masculine or Feminine
Strong’s number: G5389 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 12:15
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΦΙΛΟΤΙΜΟΣ.
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.
- ἈΦΙΛΟΤΙΜΟΣ — unambitious, without love of honor, inglorious, unaspiring
- ΤΟΦΙΛΟΤΙΜΟΝ — ambition, a love of honor, a desire for honor, a zeal, a rivalry, a contention
- ΦΙΛΟΤΙΜΟΝ — ambitious, honor-loving, zealous, a zealous person, a person who loves honor, a person who is ambitious
- ΦΙΛΟΤΙΜΟΤΑΤΑ — most honorably, most ambitiously, most generously, most zealously, most eagerly
- ΦΙΛΟΤΙΜΟΤΑΤΟΣ — most honor-loving, most ambitious, most generous, most honorable, most zealous
- ΦΙΛΟΤΙΜΟΤΕΡΟΝ — more ambitious, more honor-loving, more eager for honor, more zealous, more generous
- ΦΙΛΟΤΙΜΟΥ — ambitious, honorable, zealous, diligent, generous, liberal, of ambition, of honor, of zeal, of diligence, of generosity, of liberality
- ΦΙΛΟΤΙΜΩΣ — ambitiously, honorably, zealously, eagerly, with a desire for honor, with great effort
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