Word study · lex.G5389
φιλοτιμέομαι philotimeomai
be ambitious · strive eagerly · aspire
Team definition
A middle verb whose parts mean loving honor. From that it means to be ambitious or emulous, and with an infinitive to strive eagerly or aspire to do something. Rom 15:20 uses it of aspiring to preach where Christ has not already been named. The same construction appears with other infinitives in 2 Cor 5:9 and 1 Thess 4:11.
NT occurrences (SBLGNT, via TAGNT) · 3
Senses
1. aspire or strive eagerly, with an infinitive Rom 15:20, 2 Cor 5:9, 1 Thess 4:11
See also
Abbott-Smith public domain s.v. φιλοτιμέομαι (G5389)
Dodson CC0 1.0 G5389
Occurrences: STEP Bible TAGNT (CC BY 4.0) keyed to SBLGNT words.
Related notes
Priestly service and the offering of the Gentiles (15:14–21) Rom 15:14; Rom 15:15; Rom 15:16; Rom 15:17; Rom 15:18; Rom 15:19; Rom 15:20; Rom 15:21