Romans 15:20:3Rom.15.20.W3TAB
φιλοτιμούμενον
philotimoumenon
“making it my ambition”
- Transliteration
- phi-lo-ti-MOU-me-non
- Extended
- pʰih-loh-tih-MOO-meh-non
- IPA
- /pʰi.lo.tiˈmuː.me.non/
Meaning by language
- English
- making it my ambition
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Alphabet Analysis
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
phi-lo-ti-MOU-me-non
- sentence
HOU-tōs de phi-lo-ti-MOU-me-non eu-ang-ge-LI-dze-sthai oukh HO-pou ō-no-MA-sthē khree-STOS HI-na mē ep al-LO-tri-on the-ME-li-on oi-ko-do-MŌ
Exegesis
The accusative participle philotimoumenon {φιλοτιμούμενον | phi-lo-ti-moú-me-non} functions as a circumstantial participle dependent on the implicit first person subject carried over from the previous context, expressing Paul’s ongoing personal resolve.
Root and etymology
philotimeomaiphi–iota–lambda–omicron–tau–iota–mu–epsilon–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to be ambitious for honor, to strive eagerly”
In context — Romans 15:20
So I make it my ambition to proclaim the good news, not where Christ has already been named, so that I do not build on another person's foundation .
About this coordinate
Romans 15:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Romans 15:20, so the Greek word φιλοτιμούμενον (philotimoumenon) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Rom.15.20.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.15.20.W3.S1) and character.