Greek word study
φιλοτιμέομαι G5389
- Transliteration
- philotiméomai
- KJV glosses
- labour, strive, study
Lexical summary
to be fond of honor, i.e. emulous (eager or earnest to do something)
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
to be fond of honor, i.e. emulous (eager or earnest to do something)
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information