ΦΙΛΟΤΙΜΟΥ, φιλοτιμου
PHILOTIMOU, philotimou
Sounds Like: fee-LOH-tee-moo
Translations: ambitious, honorable, zealous, diligent, generous, liberal, of ambition, of honor, of zeal, of diligence, of generosity, of liberality
From the root: ΦΙΛΟΤΙΜΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes someone or something characterized by a love of honor, ambition, or a desire to excel. It can convey a sense of zealousness, diligence, or even generosity, depending on the context. It is often used to describe actions or attitudes that are highly motivated by a desire for recognition or excellence.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Masculine or Feminine or Neuter
Strong’s number: G5389 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Wisdom — 18:3
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
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
- ΦΙΛΟΤΙΜΟΙ — ambitious, honorable, zealous, eager, diligent, a person of honor, a person of ambition
- 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
- ΦΙΛΟΤΙΜΩΣ — ambitiously, honorably, zealously, eagerly, with a desire for honor, with great effort
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