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φιλότιμος

philotimos

loving honour

Appears 28 times across Plato's dialogues.

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φιλότιμος, ον, A. 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), εὐ χά 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 22.505.35, 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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