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philotimeomai G5389

φιλοτιμέομαι (philotimeomai) means “to aspire” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

φιλοτιμέομαι Greek · G5389 3 tagged occurrences in 3 verses

Pronunciation guide: fil-ot-im-eh'-om-ahee Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G5389

φιλοτιμέομαι · philotimeomai · 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.† (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

I am zealous, strive eagerly, desire very strongly.

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How translators render G5389

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
i have aspired 1
to aspire 1
we aspire 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
have i strived 1
that ye study 1
we labour 1

Verses containing G5389

Page 1 of 1. 3 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Romans 15:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  2. 2 Corinthians 5:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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  3. 1 Thessalonians 4:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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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Sources and text

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