G5383
G5383 — φιλοπρωτεύω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
philoproteuo (fil-op-rote-yoo'-o) v.
1. to be fond of being first, i.e. ambitious of distinction
[from a compound of G5384 and G4413]
KJV: love to have the preeminence
Root(s): G5384, G4413
TWOT
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KJV Renderings
love to have the preeminence
Englishman's Greek Concordance
φιλοπρωτεύω (love to have the preeminence)
3 John 1:9
- KJV: I wrote unto the church but Diotrephes who loveth to have the preeminence among them receiveth us not
- GK: έγραψα τη εκκλησία αλλ΄ ο φιλοπρώτευων αυτών Διοτρεφής ουκ επιδέχεται ημάς