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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> | |||
== 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 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"). </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 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"). </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:47, 16 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): (a.) Springing from, characterized by, or indicating, ambition; showy; aspiring; as, an ambitious style.
(2): (a.) Strongly desirous; - followed by of or the infinitive; as, ambitious to be or to do something.
(3): (a.) Possessing, or controlled by, ambition; greatly or inordinately desirous of power, honor, office, superiority, or distinction.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [2]
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").
