φιλότιμος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From φῐ́λος (phĭ́los, “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 • (phĭlótīmos) 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 phĭlótīmos	φῐλότῑμον phĭlótīmon		φῐλοτῑ́μω phĭlotī́mō	φῐλοτῑ́μω phĭlotī́mō		φῐλότῑμοι phĭlótīmoi	φῐλότῑμᾰ phĭlótīmă
Genitive		φῐλοτῑ́μου phĭlotī́mou	φῐλοτῑ́μου phĭlotī́mou		φῐλοτῑ́μοιν phĭlotī́moin	φῐλοτῑ́μοιν phĭlotī́moin		φῐλοτῑ́μων phĭlotī́mōn	φῐλοτῑ́μων phĭlotī́mōn
Dative		φῐλοτῑ́μῳ phĭlotī́mōi	φῐλοτῑ́μῳ phĭlotī́mōi		φῐλοτῑ́μοιν phĭlotī́moin	φῐλοτῑ́μοιν phĭlotī́moin		φῐλοτῑ́μοις phĭlotī́mois	φῐλοτῑ́μοις phĭlotī́mois
Accusative		φῐλότῑμον phĭlótīmon	φῐλότῑμον phĭlótīmon		φῐλοτῑ́μω phĭlotī́mō	φῐλοτῑ́μω phĭlotī́mō		φῐλοτῑ́μους phĭlotī́mous	φῐλότῑμᾰ phĭlótīmă
Vocative		φῐλότῑμε phĭlótīme	φῐλότῑμον phĭlótīmon		φῐλοτῑ́μω phĭlotī́mō	φῐλοτῑ́μω phĭlotī́mō		φῐλότῑμοι phĭlótīmoi	φῐλότῑμᾰ phĭlótīmă
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		φῐλοτῑ́μως phĭlotī́mōs			φῐλοτῑμότερος phĭlotīmóteros			φῐλοτῑμότᾰτος phĭlotīmótătos
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