oregó
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3713. oregó

oregó: to stretch out, to reach after, to yearn for
Original Word: ὀρέγω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: oregó
Phonetic Spelling: (or-eg'-om-ahee)
Short Definition: I stretch forth, long for
Definition: I stretch forth, mid: I hanker after, long for, am eager for, aspire to.

3713 orégomai ("a primitive verb," NAS Dictionary) – properly, stretch towards; (figuratively) strongly inclined to (pulled towards); aspire to; desire to attain (acquire), reach to.

3713 /orégomai ("aspire, stretch towards") is always in the Greek middle voice meaning, "stretching oneself out." This emphasizes the personal desire of the subject, focusing on what the object personally means to the subject (cf. Vine/Unger, White, NT).

[J. Thayer, "The middle voice literally means 'to stretch oneself out in order to touch or grasp something.' "]

Word Origin
a prim. verb
Definition
to stretch out, to reach after, to yearn for
NASB Word Usage
aspires (1), desire (1), longing (1).

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covet after, desire.

Middle voice of apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary (compare oros); to stretch oneself, i.e. Reach out after (long for) -- covet after, desire.

see GREEK oros

ὀργὴ — 13 Occ.
ὀργὴν — 9 Occ.
ὀργῆς — 14 Occ.
ὠργίσθη — 3 Occ.
ὠργίσθησαν — 1 Occ.
ὀργισθεὶς — 2 Occ.
ὀργίζεσθε — 1 Occ.
ὀργιζόμενος — 1 Occ.
ὀργίλον — 1 Occ.
ὀργυιὰς — 2 Occ.
ὀρεγόμενοι — 1 Occ.
ὀρέγονται — 1 Occ.
ὀρεινῇ — 1 Occ.
ὀρεινὴν — 1 Occ.
ὀρέξει — 1 Occ.
ὀρθοποδοῦσιν — 1 Occ.
ὀρθὰς — 1 Occ.
ὀρθός — 1 Occ.
ὀρθοτομοῦντα — 1 Occ.
ὤρθριζεν — 1 Occ.


Strong's Greek 3713
3 Occurrences


ὀρέγεται — 1 Occ.
ὀρεγόμενοι — 1 Occ.
ὀρέγονται — 1 Occ.

1 Timothy 3:1 V-PIM-3S
BIB: τις ἐπισκοπῆς ὀρέγεται καλοῦ ἔργου
NAS: any man aspires to the office of overseer,
KJV: If a man desire the office of a bishop,
INT: anyone overseership aspires to of good a work

1 Timothy 6:10 V-PPM-NMP
BIB: ἧς τινὲς ὀρεγόμενοι ἀπεπλανήθησαν ἀπὸ
NAS: and some by longing for it have wandered away
KJV: while some coveted after, they have erred
INT: which some stretching after were seduced from

Hebrews 11:16 V-PIM-3P
BIB: δὲ κρείττονος ὀρέγονται τοῦτ' ἔστιν
NAS: But as it is, they desire a better
KJV: now they desire a better
INT: moreover a better they stretch forward to this is

3 Occurrences


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