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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.

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loving honour, covetous of honour, ambitious, emulous

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φιλότιμος
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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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34942
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n34982
Key:
filo/timos

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