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φιλοτιμέομαι

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Gloss: to aspire

Transliteration: philotimeomai

Strong’s: G5389

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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