Strong’s G5389 · Greek
φιλοτιμέομαι
philotiméomai · fil-ot-im-eh'-om-ahee
Origin middle voice from a compound of φίλος (G5384) and τιμή (G5092);
Meaning to be fond of honor, i.e. emulous (eager or earnest to do something)
In the King James Version labour, strive, study.
In 3 verses of the King James Version
- Romans 15:20Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man’s foundation:
- 2 Corinthians 5:9Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:11And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.