G5383 φιλοπρωτεύω

Strong's Greek Concordance · 1 KJV occurrence

φιλοπρωτεύω

philoprōteúō

Definition

to be fond of being first, i.e. ambitious of distinction

KJV Renderings

love to have the preeminence

Derivation / Etymology

from a compound of G5384 (φίλος) and G4413 (πρῶτος);

KJV Verses (1)

3 John 1:9I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.