φιλοτιμέομαι

philotimeomai

Greek G5389 Verb 3 occurrences in 3 verses
φιλοτιμέομαι to aspire

φιλοτιμέομαι, -οῦμαι

(φίλος, τιμή), [in LXX: 4Ma.1:35 A ;]

to love or seek after honour, hence, to be ambitious, emulous (Plat., Plut., al.): with inf., Rom.15:20, 2Co.5:9, 1Th.4:11.†

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Concordance 3 verses

  1. Romans 15:20 φιλοτιμούμενον

    In this way I have aspired to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation.

  2. 2 Corinthians 5:9 φιλοτιμούμεθα

    So we aspire to please Him, whether we are here in this body or away from it.

  3. 1 Thessalonians 4:11 φιλοτιμεῖσθαι

    and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you.

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