pr. to be ambitious of honor; by impl. to exert one's self to accomplish a thing, use one's utmost efforts, endeavor earnestly, Rom. 15:20; 2 Cor. 5:9; 1 Thess. 4:11*
loved, dear; devoted;, Acts 19:31; as a subst., a friend, Lk. 7:6; 11:5, 6, 8; a congenial associate, Mt. 11:19; Lk. 7:34; Jas. 4:4; used as a word of courteous appellation, Lk. 14:10