φιλότιμος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From φῐ́λος (phílos, “loving”) +‎ τῑμή (tīmḗ, “honour”) +‎ -ος (-os).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pʰi.ló.tiː.mos/ → /ɸiˈlo.ti.mos/ → /fiˈlo.ti.mos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pʰi.ló.tiː.mos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /pʰiˈlo.ti.mos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɸiˈlo.ti.mos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /fiˈlo.ti.mos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /fiˈlo.ti.mos/

Adjective

φῐλότῑμος • (philótīmos) m or f (neuter φῐλότῑμον); second declension

1. (mostly in bad sense) emulous, ambitious, eager for honour
2. rejoicing in worship
3. prodigal, lavish, extravagant
4. munificent, generous, liberal

Inflection

Second declension of φῐλότῑμος; φῐλότῑμον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		φῐλότῑμος philótīmos	φῐλότῑμον philótīmon		φῐλοτῑ́μω philotī́mō	φῐλοτῑ́μω philotī́mō		φῐλότῑμοι philótīmoi	φῐλότῑμᾰ philótīma
Genitive		φῐλοτῑ́μου philotī́mou	φῐλοτῑ́μου philotī́mou		φῐλοτῑ́μοιν philotī́moin	φῐλοτῑ́μοιν philotī́moin		φῐλοτῑ́μων philotī́mōn	φῐλοτῑ́μων philotī́mōn
Dative		φῐλοτῑ́μῳ philotī́mōi	φῐλοτῑ́μῳ philotī́mōi		φῐλοτῑ́μοιν philotī́moin	φῐλοτῑ́μοιν philotī́moin		φῐλοτῑ́μοις philotī́mois	φῐλοτῑ́μοις philotī́mois
Accusative		φῐλότῑμον philótīmon	φῐλότῑμον philótīmon		φῐλοτῑ́μω philotī́mō	φῐλοτῑ́μω philotī́mō		φῐλοτῑ́μους philotī́mous	φῐλότῑμᾰ philótīma
Vocative		φῐλότῑμε philótīme	φῐλότῑμον philótīmon		φῐλοτῑ́μω philotī́mō	φῐλοτῑ́μω philotī́mō		φῐλότῑμοι philótīmoi	φῐλότῑμᾰ philótīma
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		φῐλοτῑ́μως philotī́mōs			φῐλοτῑμότερος philotīmóteros			φῐλοτῑμότᾰτος philotīmótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• φιλοτιμέομαι (philotiméomai)
• φιλοτίμημα (philotímēma)
• φιλοτιμία (philotimía)

 

Further reading

• “φιλότιμος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “φιλότιμος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• φιλότιμος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette