φιλοτιμέομαι G5389
philotiméomai · fil-ot-im-eh'-om-ahee · Verb
middle voice from a compound of φίλος and τιμή; to be fond of honor, i.e. emulous (eager or earnest to do something):--labour, strive, study.
3 Occurrences in the King James Bible
Romans 15:20Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man’s foundation:
2 Corinthians 5:9Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.
1 Thessalonians 4:11And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;