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Koine Greek wordlink #123253

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SR GNT 2Cor 5:9 φιλοτιμούμεθα (filotimoumetha) ‘therefore also we are being_ambitious whether being_at_home or’ Strongs=53890 Lemma=filotimeomai
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=present voice=middle person=1st number=plural
Refers to Word #123177

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Only use of identical word form φιλοτιμούμεθα (V-IPM1..P) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘φιλοτιμούμεθα’ (V-IPM1..P) is always and only glossed as ‘we are being_ambitious’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘filotimeomai’ have 3 different glosses: ‘to_be being_ambitious’, ‘we are being_ambitious’, ‘being_ambitious’.

Greek words (2) other than φιλοτιμούμεθα (V-IPM1..P) with a gloss related to ‘being_ambitious’

ROM 15:20 φιλοτιμούμενον (filotimoumenon) V-PPM.AMS ‘thus and being_ambitious to_be good_message_preaching not where’ SR GNT Rom 15:20 word 3

1TH 4:11 φιλοτιμεῖσθαι (filotimeisthai) V-NPM.... ‘and to_be being_ambitious to_be living_quietly and to_be doing’ SR GNT 1Th 4:11 word 2

Key: V=verb IPM1..P=indicative,present,middle,1st person plural NPM....=infinitive,present,middle PPM.AMS=participle,present,middle,accusative,masculine,singular