G5383 Greek

φιλοπρωτεύω

philoprōteúō
to be fond of being first, i.e. ambitious of distinction

KJV Translations of G5383

love to have the preeminence

Word Origin & Derivation

from a compound of G5384 (φίλος) and G4413 (πρῶτος);

G5384 φίλος (phílos)

actively, fond, i.e. friendly (still as a noun, an associate, neighbor, etc.)

G4413 πρῶτος (prōtos)

foremost (in time, place, order or importance)

G5383 in the King James Bible

1 verse
3 John 1:9 φιλοπρωτεύων

I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.