φιλοπρωτεύωphiloprōteúō

to strive to be first: 3 John 1:9 (ecclesiastical).

Greek (New Testament) · G5383

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 1 times in the Bible.

  • 3 John 1:9 I wrote to the church about this, but Diotrephes, who loves to be the leader, refuses to have anything to do with us.

Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.