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φιλότιμος

φιλότιμος, loving honour, covetous of honour, ambitious, emulous

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φιλοτιμοτάτω masculine nominative dual superlative, masculine vocative dual superlative, masculine accusative dual superlative, neuter nominative dual superlative, neuter vocative dual superlative, neuter accusative dual superlative, masculine genitive singular superlative, neuter genitive singular superlative of φιλότιμος

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φῐλότῑμ-ος, ον,
  • loving honour or distinction, ambitious, mostly in bad sense (cf. Pl. R. 347b, Arist. EN 1125b9), E. Ph. 567; τὸ μαντικὸν πᾶν σπέρμα φ. κακόν Id. IA 520; joined with φιλοχρήματος, Pl. Phd. 68c; with φιλόνικος, Id. R. 551a, etc.; also in good sense, φ. καὶ ἐλευθέριος X. Mem. 2.3.16; φ. καὶ μεγαλόψυχοι Isoc. 9.3:—with abstr. Nouns (in both senses), εὐχά A. Supp. 658 (lyr.); ἦθος E. Supp. 907; σοφίαι φιλοτιμότεραι Κλεοφῶντος Ar. Ra. 679 (lyr.); αἱ φ. τῶν φύσεων X. Oec. 13.9; βίος Lys. 2.16; πολιτεία Pl. R. 545b; φ. ἐπί τινι emulous in regard to, eager for distinction in . ., ἐπὶ σοφία, ἐπʼ ἀρετῇ, Id. Prt. 343c, Lg. 744e; περὶ τἀναγκαῖα φιλοτιμότατος Plb. 9.20.6; ἱππικὸν φιλοτιμότερον πρὸς ἀλλήλους περὶ ἀνδραγαθίας X. Eq.Mag. 9.3: c. inf., φιλοτιμότατοι καλόν τι ποιεῖν ib. 2.2: c. acc. modi, τὰς ψυχὰς -ότεροι ib. 7.3; -ότεροι τὰ ἤθη Arist. Rh. 1391a22: τὸ φ., = φιλοτιμία, E. IA 22 (dub. l., anap.), 342 (troch.), Th. 2.44, Pl. Lg. 841c, etc.
        • b rejoicing in worship, Νυκτὸς παῖδες A. Eu. 1033 (lyr.).
      • 2 prodigal, lavish, λαμπρὸς καὶ φ. D. 21.159; munificent, generous, πρός τινα Aristeas 227; περὶ ξένους Plu. Crass. 3.
      • 3 φιλότιμος, title of an official member of a guild or corporation at Histria, γερουσίας φ. Analele Acad.Române 38.596 (pl.); so at Tomi, ὁ προστάτης καὶ δισφύλαρχος καὶ φ. Dacia 1.273.
      • 4 neut. pl., gifts, endowments, τὴν μὲν τοῖς ἑαυτῆς φ. κεκόσμηκεν Ἀφροδίτη Aristaenet. 1.10.
    • II Adv. -μως ambitiously, emulously, Lys. 16.18, Is. 7.39; φ. πρός τινα ἔχειν to vie emulously with . ., Pl. Chrm. 162c; πρὸς ἀλλήλους Isoc. 4.85; φ. ἔχειν πρός τι to strive, exert oneself eagerly after a thing, X. Cyr. 1.6.26, etc.; τὰ λοιπὰ συσπεύσας φ. zealously, PCair.Zen. 62 (b) 8 (iii B. C.); φ. πρὸς τοὺς λόγους διακεῖσθαι Isoc. 15.277; with public spirit, generously, IG 2(2).505.35, etc.: Comp. φιλοτιμότερον Lys. 16.20, PTeb. 23.10 (ii B. C.); or -οτέρως Isoc. 9.5: Sup. -ότατα Plu. Caes. 3.

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