A.loving honour or distinction, ambitious, mostly in bad sense (cf. Pl.R.347b, Arist.EN 1125b9), E.Ph.567; “τὸ μαντικὸν πᾶν σπέρμα φ. κακόν” Id.IA520; joined with φιλοχρήματος, Pl.Phd.68c; with φιλόνικος, Id.R.551a, etc.; also in good sense, “φ. καὶ ἐλευθέριος” X.Mem.2.3.16; “φ. καὶ μεγαλόψυχοι” Isoc.9.3:—with abstr. Nouns (in both senses), “εὐ χά” A.Supp.658 (lyr.); “ἦθος” E.Supp.907; “σοφίαι φιλοτιμότεραι Κλεοφῶντος” Ar.Ra.679 (lyr.); “αἱ φ. τῶν φύσεων” X.Oec.13.9; “βίος” Lys. 2.16; “πολιτεία” Pl.R.545b; φ. ἐπί τινι emulous in regard to, eager for distinction in . . , ἐπὶ σοφία, ἐπ᾽ ἀρετῇ, Id.Prt.343c, Lg.744e; “περὶ τἀναγκαῖα φιλοτιμότατος” Plb.9.20.6; “ἱππικὸν φιλοτιμότερον πρὸς ἀλλήλους περὶ ἀνδραγαθίας” X.Eq.Mag.9.3: c. inf., φιλοτιμότατοι καλόν τι ποιεῖν ib.2.2: c. acc. modi, τὰς ψυχὰς -ότεροι ib.7.3; “-ότεροι τὰ ἤθη” Arist.Rh.1391a22: τὸ φ., = φιλοτιμία, E.IA22 (dub. l., anap.), 342 (troch.), Th.2.44, Pl.Lg.841c, etc.
2. prodigal, lavish, “λαμπρὸς καὶ φ.” D.21.159; munificent, generous, πρός τινα Aristeas 227 “: περὶ ξένους” Plu.Crass.3.
3. φιλότιμος, title of an official member of a guild or corporation at Histria, “γερουσίας φ.” Analele Acad.Române 38.596(pl.); so at Tomi, “ὁ προστάτης καὶ δισφύλαρχος καὶ φ.” Dacia1.273.
II. Adv. “-μως” ambitiously, emulously, Lys.16.18, Is.7.39; φ. πρός τινα ἔχειν to vie emulously with . . , Pl.Chrm.162c; “πρὸς ἀλλήλους” Isoc.4.85; φ. ἔχειν πρός τι to strive, exert oneself eagerly after a thing, X.Cyr.1.6.26, etc.; “τὰ λοιπὰ συσπεύσας φ.” zealously, PCair.Zen.62（b）8(iii B. C.); “φ. πρὸς τοὺς λόγους διακεῖσθαι” Isoc. 15.277; with public spirit, generously, IG22.505.35, etc.: Comp. “φιλοτιμότερον” Lys.16.20, PTeb.23.10 (ii B. C.); or “-οτέρως” Isoc.9.5: Sup. “-ότατα” Plu.Caes.3.
