ΦΙΛΟΤΙΜΟΣ, φιλοτιμος
PHILOTIMOS, philotimos
Sounds Like: fee-LOH-tee-mos
Translations: ambitious, honor-loving, generous, magnanimous, zealous, eager to honor
From the root: ΦΙΛΟΣ, ΤΙΜΗ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This is a compound word derived from 'philos' (loving) and 'timē' (honor). It describes someone who is fond of honor, ambitious, or eager to gain honor. It can also refer to someone who is generous or magnanimous, especially in giving gifts or showing favor, as a way of demonstrating their honor or status. It implies a strong desire to do what is honorable or to be highly esteemed.
Inflection: Masculine, Feminine, or Neuter, Nominative, Singular
Strong’s number: G5383 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
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.
- ΦΙΛΟΤΙΜΙΑ — ambition, love of honor, eagerness, zeal, generosity, a love of honor, an eagerness
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