G5383Greek

φιλοπρωτεύω

philoprōteúō
1 occurrenceNew TestamentHapax Legomenon

Definition

From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary

Strong's Definition

to be fond of being first, i.e. ambitious of distinction

Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary

to love or desire to be first or chief, affect pre-eminence, 3 Jn. 9*

Source: Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary

Translated in KJV as

love to have the preeminence

Etymology

from a compound of G5384 (φίλος) and G4413 (πρῶτος);

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