φιλοτιμέομαι

Romans 15:20 φιλοτιμούμενον being ambitious

In this way I have aspired to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation.

2 Corinthians 5:9 φιλοτιμούμεθα, we are ambitious,

So we aspire to please Him, whether we are at home in this body or away from it.

1 Thessalonians 4:11 φιλοτιμεῖσθαι to strive earnestly

and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you.