To aspire
φιλοτιμέομαιStrong’s G5389philotimeomai
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Philotimeomai is the Greek word usually translated “being ambitious”, “we are ambitious” and “strive earnestly”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man’s foundation:”
Meaning
Usually translated “being ambitious”, “we are ambitious” and “strive earnestly”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- being ambitious 1
- we are ambitious 1
- to strive earnestly 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Romans 1
- 2 Corinthians 1
- 1 Thessalonians 1
3 books in all.
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Greek dictionary
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)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “aspire” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
ASPI'RE, verb intransitive
[Latin aspiro, to breathe. See Aspirate.]
- To desire with eagerness; to pant after an object, great, noble or spiritual; followed by to or after; as to aspire to a crown or after immortality.
- To aim at something elevated; to rise or tower with desire.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.