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G5389 · φιλοτιμέομαι

philotiméomai · labour, strive

G5389 (philotiméomai) is the Greek word φιλοτιμέομαι in Strong’s dictionary: to be fond of honor, i.e. emulous (eager or earnest to do something). It appears 3 times in 3 verses of the BSB (Yahweh).

Strong’s entry

Original word
φιλοτιμέομαι (Greek)
Transliteration
philotiméomai
Derivation
middle voice from a compound of G5384 (φίλος) and G5092 (τιμή);
Definition
to be fond of honor, i.e. emulous (eager or earnest to do something)
Rendered in the KJV
labour, strive, study

In the Berean Standard Bible (Yahweh)

3 occurrences in 3 verses.

How the BSB renders it

By book

Romans 1 · 2 Corinthians 1 · 1 Thessalonians 1

Verses

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