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φιλοτιμία

φιλοτιμία, the character of the φιλότιμος, love of distinction, ambition

φῐλοτῑμ-ία, Ion. -ιη, ἡ,
  • love of honour or distinction, ambition, freq. in bad sense in early writers, Pi. Fr. 210, E. IA 527, Ar. Th. 383, Arist. EN 1125b22; κακίστη δαιμόνων Φ. E. Ph. 532; ἄκαιρος Isoc. Ep. 2.9; πλεονεξία καὶ φ. Th. 3.82; with φιλονικία, Pl. Lg. 860e; also in good sense, Isoc. 5.110, X. Mem. 3.3.13, Hier. 7.3, Pl. R. 553c: the object is added in gen., φ. τῶν καλῶν ib. 555a, cf. X. Cyr. 8.1.35; also φ. ἐπὶ τοῖς καλοῖς Pl. Smp. 178d; ὑπὲρ τῶν ὅλων, περί τι, Plb. 1.52.4, 5.71.6; πρὸς τὰ καλά Id. 6.55.4, cf. Pl. Lg. 834b; but φ. πρός τινα ambitious rivalry with him, ἡ πρὸς ἀλλήλους φ. καὶ στάσις Plb. 4.87.7 (but αἱ πρὸς σφᾶς αὐτοὺς φ. is f.l. for φιλονικίαι (ap. Stob.) in Isoc. 3.18); φ. ἐμβάλλειν τινί, ὅπως . . X. Cyr. 8.1.39: freq. with Preps., διὰ φιλοτιμίαν Pl. R. 586c, Isoc. 5.86, etc.; φιλοτιμίας ἕνεκα Lys. 19.56; ὑπὸ φιλοτιμίας Pl. Phdr. 257c, etc.; simply φιλοτιμίᾳ D. 2.18; φ. τινὶ καὶ φιλονεικίᾳ Plu. Herod. 2.856a: pl., jealousies, rivalries, κατʼ ἰδίας φ. Th. 8.89; φιλονικίαι καὶ φ. Pl. R. 548c, etc.; αἱ φ. τῶν συγγραφέων party-feelings, Plb. 3.21.10.
      • 2 conceited obstinacy, ἡ φ. κτῆμα σκαιόν Hdt. 3.53; ὑπὸ φιλοτιμίας, ἣν ὀνομάζουσιν οἱ νῦν Ἕλληνες κενοδοξίαν Gal. 6.415.
      • 3 ambitious display, ostentation, πλούτου Lys. 33.2: but freq.
      • 4 lavish outlay for public purposes, munificence, ἡ πρὸς ὑμᾶς φ. Aeschin. 3.19, cf. POxy. 1153.16 (i A. D.), Dacia 1.273 (Tomi), BCH 51.99 (Panamara), etc.: pl., occasions for munificence, Plu. Nic. 3.
    • II the object coveted, honour, distinction, credit, ἔστιν τὸ γράμμα ἐκείνῳ μὲν φ. πρὸς ὑμᾶς D. 20.69; φ. παρέχειν τινί X. Hier. 1.27; ἐκείνῳ ἔχει φ. is to his credit, D. 2.3; ψευδῆ φ. κτᾶται Aeschin. 3.45; ἑνὶ τὴν φ. συνεχώρησεν Plu. Phoc. 20; both in sg. and pl., ἀποστερεῖσθαι τῆς φιλοτιμίας or τῶν -ιῶν, D. 24.210, 19.223, cf. 24.91 (pl.); στέφανος φιλοτιμίας διὰ βίου, as an honour, Rev.Arch. 22(1925).62 (Callatis); φιλοτιμίας χρυσίον charitable fund, ib. 34(1931).347 (Stobi).
    • III punningly, the conduct of one Philotimus, Cic. Att. 6.9.2, 7.1.1.

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