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To love to be first

φιλοπρωτεύωStrong’s G5383

philoprōteuō

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Philoprōteuō is the Greek word usually translated “loving to be first”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.”
3 John 1:9 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “loving to be first”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • loving to be first 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 3 John 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    φιλοπρωτεύω philoprōteuō · to love to be first

    φιλο-πρωτιύω (φιλόπρωτος, Plut., al.) to strive to be first: III Jn 9 (eccl.).† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.