φιλότιμος
φιλότιμος
φῐλό-τῑμος, ον,
τιμή
loving honour, covetous of honour, ambitious, emulous, Eur., Plat., etc.; in good sense, Xen., Isocr.:—with abstr. Nouns (in both senses), εὐχά Aesch.; ἦθος Eur.; σοφίαι Ar.; φ. ἐπί τινι eager to be honoured for a thing, covetous of distinction in . . , ἐπὶ σοφίᾳ, ἐπʼ ἀρετῇ Plat.
emulously prodigal, lavish, Dem.
in pass. sense, = πολυτίμητος, august, Aesch.
adv. -μως, ambitiously, emulously, φ. ἔχειν to vie emulously, Plat.; φ. ἔχειν πρός τι to strive, exert oneself eagerly after a thing, Xen.
Headword (normalized):
φιλότιμος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
φιλοτιμος
Intro Text:
φιλότιμος
φῐλό-τῑμος, ον,
τιμή
loving honour, covetous of honour, ambitious, emulous, Eur., Plat., etc.; in good sense, Xen., Isocr.:—with abstr. Nouns (in both senses), εὐχά Aesch.; ἦθος Eur.; σοφίαι Ar.; φ. ἐπί τινι eager to be honoured for a thing, covetous of distinction in . . , ἐπὶ σοφίᾳ, ἐπʼ ἀρετῇ Plat.
emulously prodigal, lavish, Dem.
in pass. sense, = πολυτίμητος, august, Aesch.
adv. -μως, ambitiously, emulously, φ. ἔχειν to vie emulously, Plat.; φ. ἔχειν πρός τι to strive, exert oneself eagerly after a thing, Xen.
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