ΦΙΛΟΤΙΜΙΑΙΣ, φιλοτιμιαις
PHILOTIMIAIS, philotimiais
Sounds Like: fee-loh-tee-MEE-ah-ees
Translations: (to) ambition, (to) love of honor, (to) eagerness, (to) zeal, (to) generosity, (to) munificence
From the root: ΦΙΛΟΤΙΜΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word is a compound noun formed from 'φίλος' (philos, meaning 'friend' or 'loving') and 'τιμή' (timē, meaning 'honor' or 'value'). It refers to a love of honor, ambition, or a zealous desire to do something, often implying generosity or a display of munificence. It describes a strong drive or eagerness, particularly in the context of seeking honor or showing liberality.
Inflection: Dative, Plural, Feminine
Strong’s number: G5385 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 19 — 9:359
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
- ΦΙΛΟΤΙΜΙΑΝ — ambition, a desire for honor, a love of honor, a love of distinction, zeal, eagerness, a desire to excel, a desire to be first
- ΦΙΛΟΤΙΜΙΑΣ — (of) ambition, (of) a love of honor, (of) a desire for honor, (of) eagerness, (of) zeal
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