What does ὀρέγομαι (orégomai) mean in the Bible?
ὀρέγομαι (orégomai) is a Greek word meaning "to aspire".
Greek · G3713
ὀρέγομαι
To aspire
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ὀρέγομαιG3713
Pronunciationorégomai
What does ὀρέγομαι (orégomai) mean in the Bible?
ὀρέγομαι (orégomai) is a Greek word meaning "to aspire".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3713?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include aspires to be (1), By craving (1), they were longing for (1).
Where does ὀρέγομαι (orégomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Timothy 3:1. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Timothy (2), Hebrews (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itaspires to be1×1 Timothy 3:1
By craving1×1 Timothy 6:10
they were longing for1×Hebrews 11:16
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row1 Timothy 3:1
Aligned rows3
Books represented2
1 Timothy2Hebrews1
Source forms
ὀρέγεται1xoregetai1 Timothy 3:1
ὀρεγόμενοι1xoregomenoi1 Timothy 6:10
ὀρέγονται1xoregontaiHebrews 11:16
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural1xHebrews 11:16
Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular1x1 Timothy 3:1
Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural1x1 Timothy 6:10
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to aspire
Source Gloss
to aspire
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
[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.
Synonymsἐπιθυμέω, to desire (which see)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
1 Timothy 3:1Verb Third Person Singular Present Middle Indicative
ὀρέγεται,oregetai
I stretch forth, long for
Read verse1 Timothy 6:10Verb Present Middle Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ὀρεγόμενοιoregomenoi
I stretch forth, long for
Read verseHebrews 11:16Verb Third Person Plural Present Middle Indicative
ὀρέγονται,oregontai
I stretch forth, long for
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present3
Voice
middle3
Mood
indicative2participle1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ὀρέγομαι is built from this root: