ὀρέγομαι
oregomai · aspire to, long for
Greek word · Strong’s number G3713 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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oregomai (ὀρέγομαι) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “aspire to, long for”.
Reach out for; hence aspire to, long for something one wants.
How to say it
o·re·go·mai
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To stretch toward something desired.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- aspires to ×1
- reaching out for it ×1
- they long for ×1
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Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- 1 Timothy 3:1
The word is trustworthy: if anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a good work.
- 1 Timothy 6:10
For the love of money is a root of all evils, and some, reaching out for it, have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains.
- Hebrews 11:16
But as it is, they long for a better one, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed of them to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.