φιλοτιμέομαι
φιλοτιμέομαι
φιλότιμος
Dep.
to love or seek after honour, to be ambitious, emulous, jealous, Ar., etc.; φ. ὅτι . . to be jealous because . . , Xen.:—the object of ambition is added with a prep., φιλ. ἐπί τινι to pride oneself upon it, Xen., etc.; ἔν τινι Plat.;— with neut. adj., ἀεί τι φιλοτιμούμενος pursuing some object of ambition, Xen.
c. inf. to strive eagerly and emulously to do a thing, endeavour earnestly, aspire, Xen.:—c. acc. et inf. to be anxious that . . , Xen.