Difference between revisions of "Ambitious"

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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_85762" /> ==
 
<p> '''(1):''' (a.) [[Springing]] from, characterized by, or indicating, ambition; showy; aspiring; as, an ambitious style. </p> <p> '''(2):''' (a.) [[Strongly]] desirous; - followed by of or the infinitive; as, ambitious to be or to do something. </p> <p> '''(3):''' (a.) Possessing, or controlled by, ambition; greatly or inordinately desirous of power, honor, office, superiority, or distinction. </p>
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== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_728" /> ==
<p> ''''' am ''''' - ''''' bish´us ''''' ( φιλοτιμέομαι , <i> ''''' philotiméomaı̄ ''''' </i> , "to be strongly desirous," "strive earnestly," "make it one's aim"): Given as a marginal reading in &nbsp;Romans 15:20 ("being ambitious to bring good tidings"), &nbsp; 2 Corinthians 5:9 ("We are ambitious, whether at home or absent, to be well-pleasing unto him"), and &nbsp; 1 Thessalonians 4:11 ("that ye be ambitious to be quiet"). </p>
<p> ''''' am ''''' - ''''' bish´us ''''' ( φιλοτιμέομαι , <i> ''''' philotiméomaı̄ ''''' </i> , "to be strongly desirous," "strive earnestly," "make it one's aim"): Given as a marginal reading in &nbsp;Romans 15:20 ("being ambitious to bring good tidings"), &nbsp; 2 Corinthians 5:9 ("We are ambitious, whether at home or absent, to be well-pleasing unto him"), and &nbsp; 1 Thessalonians 4:11 ("that ye be ambitious to be quiet"). </p>
       
 
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<ref name="term_85762"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/ambitious Ambitious from Webster's Dictionary]</ref>
       
<ref name="term_728"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/ambitious Ambitious from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref>
<ref name="term_728"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/ambitious Ambitious from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref>
       
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Ambitious [1]

am - bish´us ( φιλοτιμέομαι , philotiméomaı̄ , "to be strongly desirous," "strive earnestly," "make it one's aim"): Given as a marginal reading in  Romans 15:20 ("being ambitious to bring good tidings"),   2 Corinthians 5:9 ("We are ambitious, whether at home or absent, to be well-pleasing unto him"), and   1 Thessalonians 4:11 ("that ye be ambitious to be quiet").

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