ζήλωμα
ατος, τό
A.
that which is emulated: object of envy or ambition, Phld. Rh. 2.27S.: in pl., high fortune, E. IT 379; ζ. τυραννικά D.H. 7.55.
II.
in pl. also, emulous efforts, rivalries, νέων ζ. Aeschin. 1.191, AP 7.219 (Pomp. Jun.), cf. D. 19.260.
2.
emulation, ζήλωμα τῆς τῶν Ῥωμαίων ἀρετῆς App. BC 5.113: pl., Lyc. 355, Max.Tyr. 7.7.