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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ὀρέγομαι G3713
Pronunciation orégomai
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 It aspires to be 1× 1 Timothy 3:1
By craving 1× 1 Timothy 6:10
they were longing for 1× Hebrews 11:16
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Timothy 3:1
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 2
1 Timothy 2 Hebrews 1
Source forms
ὀρέγεται 1x oregetai 1 Timothy 3:1
ὀρεγόμενοι 1x oregomenoi 1 Timothy 6:10
ὀρέγονται 1x oregontai Hebrews 11:16
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural 1x Hebrews 11:16
Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular 1x 1 Timothy 3:1
Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x 1 Timothy 6:10
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to aspire
Source Gloss
to aspire
Extended definition Source: 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 corpus Greek 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 3:1 Verb Third Person Singular Present Middle Indicative
ὀρέγεται, oregetai
I stretch forth, long for
Read verse 1 Timothy 6:10 Verb Present Middle Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ὀρεγόμενοι oregomenoi
I stretch forth, long for
Read verse Hebrews 11:16 Verb 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
present 3
Voice
middle 3
Mood
indicative 2 participle 1
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:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain