ΦΙΛΟΤΙΜΙΑ, φιλοτιμια
PHILOTIMIA, philotimia
Sounds Like: fee-loh-tee-MEE-ah
Translations: ambition, love of honor, eagerness, zeal, generosity, a love of honor, an eagerness
From the root: ΦΙΛΟΣ, ΤΙΜΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word derived from 'φίλος' (philos), meaning 'friend' or 'loving', and 'τιμή' (timē), meaning 'honor' or 'value'. It refers to a strong desire for honor, distinction, or recognition. Depending on the context, it can imply a positive sense of noble ambition, generosity, or zeal, or a more negative sense of vainglory or self-seeking. It describes a characteristic or motivation rather than a specific action.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G5389 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Wisdom — 14:18
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 6 — 13:292
- Book 8 — 3:95
- Book 10 — 2:25
- Book 11 — 1:6, 4:111
- Book 12 — 2:58
- Book 13 — 6:214, 11:305
- Book 15 — 8:271
- Book 17 — 9:233
Josephus' The Jewish War
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Wisdom — 14:18
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΦΙΛΟΣ, ΤΙΜΗ.
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.
- ΦΙΛΟΤΙΜΟΣ — ambitious, honor-loving, generous, magnanimous, zealous, eager to honor
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