G3713: ὀρέγομαι
orégomai · “to aspire”
Definition
to stretch oneself, i.e. reach out after (long for)
KJV translates it as: covet after, desire
Word origin: middle voice of apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary (compare G3735 (ὄρος));
Extended definition
ὀρέγω
[in Sm.: Job.8:20, Eze.16:49 * ;]
to reach, stretch out; pass. and mid., to stretch oneself out, reach forth; metaphorically, to reach after, grasp at, aspire to: with genitive of thing(s), 1Ti.3:1, Heb.11:16; φιλαργυρίας (see Ellic. and CGT, in l), 1Ti.6:10.†
SYN.: ἐπιθυμέω, to desire (which see) (AS)
[in Sm.: Job.8:20, Eze.16:49 * ;]
to reach, stretch out; pass. and mid., to stretch oneself out, reach forth; metaphorically, to reach after, grasp at, aspire to: with genitive of thing(s), 1Ti.3:1, Heb.11:16; φιλαργυρίας (see Ellic. and CGT, in l), 1Ti.6:10.†
SYN.: ἐπιθυμέω, to desire (which see) (AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G3713 is translated
- aspires to, ×1
- stretching after ×1
- they stretch forward to, ×1
Bible verses with G3713 (orégomai)
Orégomai appears in 3 verses.
- 1 Timothy 3:1
This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
- 1 Timothy 6:10
For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
- Hebrews 11:16
But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.