Know the Word.

Greek word

philoprōteúō

φιλοπρωτεύω

What it means

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

Where it comes from

from a compound of phílos (φίλος) and prōtos (πρῶτος)

How the King James translates it

  • preeminence1

Every place it appears 1

3 John1:9
philoprōteúō — Greek word meaning “to be fond of being first”