- Original: φιλοπρωτεύω - Transliteration: Philoproteuo - Phonetic: fil-op-rote-yoo'-o - Definition: 1. to aspire to pre-eminence, to desire to be first - Origin: from a compound of G5384 and G4413 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: From a compound of G5384 and G4413 ; to be fond of being first that is ambitious of distinction: - love to have the preeminence. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • preeminence, 1 3 John 1:9