φῐλοτῑμ-έομαι, fut. ήσομαι Pl. Phdr. 234a, D. 20.103; later, -ηθήσομαι D.S. 11.18 codd.: aor. ἐφιλοτιμήθην X. Mem. 2.9.3, Pl. La. 182b, Isoc. 4.44, Isa 2.42; later, ἐφιλοτιμησάμην Plb. 20.8.2, Ael. VH 3.1 (written ἐφιλοτειμήσετο Ephes. 3 No.13): pf. πεφιλοτίμημαι D. 42.24, Porph. ap. Stob. 2.1.32: - pf. in pass. sense, Aristid. 1.446 J.: (φιλότιμος): - love or seek after honour, Pl. Alc. 2.146a, Isa l. c., D. 20.103, etc.: hence, to be ambitious, emulous, Ar. Ra. 281; φ. ὅτι.. to be jealous because.., X. An. 1.4.7, Lys. 14.21; φ. πρὸς ἀλλήλους, πρὸς τοὺς ἄλλους, vie emulously with, rival, Pl. Smp. 178e, Phdr. 234a, cf. Lys. 29.14.
2. the object of ambition, etc., is mostly added with a Pr, φ. ἐπί τινι to place one’s fame in a thing, glory or pride oneself upon it, Pl. R. 553d, X. Mem. 2.6.12, Lys. 14.42; ἐπὶ τοῖς πεπραγμένοις Isoc. 3.46, al.; ἔν τινι Pl. La. 182b; ὑπὲρ τῆς δόξης Isoc. 8.93; περὶ τῶν καλῶν contend in rivalry for, Plu. 2.760c; περὶ τὴν θήραν, δεῖπνα, D.S. 3.18, Plu. Phil. 9; ἀφ’ ἑτέρων ἀρετῶν Id. 2.819c: c. neut. pron. in acc., πρὸς ἃ ἐγὼ φιλοτιμοῦμαι X. HG 1.6.5: c. acc. cogn., φ. φιλοτιμίας ἀκάρπους Plu. 2.830e; τὴν ἀγαθὴν ἔριν J. BJ 1.10.5; φ. πρὸς τὴν πόλιν show patriotic zeal for.., Lycurg. 140, cf. IG 22.1176.26, etc.; εἰς τὴν αὔξησιν D.S. 1.50, cf. 25, D.L. 4.44, Aristid. l. c.
II c. inf., strive eagerly to do a thing, endeavour earnestly, aspire, οἳ πάνυ ἂν φιλοτιμηθεῖεν φίλῳ σοι χρῆσθαι X. Mem. 2.9.3, cf. Oec. 21.6, PPetr. 3p.115 (iii B. C.), PCair.Zen. 578.2 (iii B. C.), etc.; φιλοτιμούμενοι ἐπιδείκνυσθαιπρὸς ἅπαντας Pl. Phdr. 232a: c. part., φ. ἐλέγχων Id. R. 336c, cf. X. Eq.Mag. 9.6: c. acc. et inf., to be anxious that.., ib. 1.25: c. acc., ἀεὶ ἕν γέ τι φιλοτιμούμενος Id. Oec. 4.24: with ὅπως, καλῶς ἂν ποιήσαις φιλοτιμηθεὶς ὅπως ἂν παρὰ τοῦ Θεοδώρου λάβῃς τὰ ἐπιστόλια PCair.Zen. 41.19 (iii B. C.), cf. PMich.Zen. 6.3 (iii B. C.).
III c. dat. rei, present with a thing, χρήμασί τινας v. l. in Procop. Goth. 1.5: but c. acc. rei, lavish upon, τινί τι Aristaenet. 1.1; πόλεμος.. νίκας ἀδίκους φ. Chor. 35.71 p.410F.-R.
G5389 — φιλοτιμέομαι
φιλοτιμοῦμαι; (φιλότιμος, and this from φίλος and τιμή); deponent passive (with future middle); frequent in Greek writings from Andocides (), Lysias, Xenophon, Plato down;
a. to be fond of honor; to be actuated by love of honor; from a love of honor to strive to bring something to pass;
b. followed by an infinitive, to be ambitious to etc., [1Th 4:11]; [Rom 15:20]; to strive earnestly, make it one's aim, [2Co 5:9].
** φιλοτιμέομαι , - οῦμαι
( < φίλος , τιμή ),
[in LXX : 4Ma 1:35 A;]
to love or seek after honour, hence , to be ambitious, emulous ( Plat ., Plut ., a1.): c . inf ., [Rom 15:20], 2Co 5:9 , [1Th 4:11]. †