International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Ambitious

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Ambitious


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am-bish´us (φιλοτιμέομαι, philotiméomaı̄, “to be strongly desirous,” “strive earnestly,” “make it one's aim”): Given as a marginal reading in (“being ambitious to bring good tidings”), (“We are ambitious, whether at home or absent, to be well-pleasing unto him”), and (“that ye be ambitious to be quiet”).