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φιλοτιμέομαι

Transliteration: philotimeomai · verb

3x in NTFirst: Rom 15:20
MeaningI desire very strongly
Part of speechverb
Frequency3x in the New Testament
Key inflected formsφιλοτιμούμενον, φιλοτιμούμεθα, φιλοτιμεῖσθαι
Example versesRom 15:20 · 2Cor 5:9 · 1Thess 4:11
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What kind of word is φιλοτιμέομαι?

φιλοτιμέομαι (philotimeomai) is a verb that occurs 3 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “I desire very strongly” and first appears in Rom 15:20.

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