Greek · G3713 · unreviewed

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". ὀρέγω [in Sm.

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Meaning

to aspire

Extended definition

[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)

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

ongoing 2 participle 1

Tense

present 3

Voice

middle 3

Mood

indicative 2 participle 1

NT Occurrences

1 Timothy 3:1 ὀρέγεται present middle indicative ongoing 1 Timothy 6:10 ὀρεγόμενοι present middle participle participle Hebrews 11:16 ὀρέγονται present middle indicative ongoing

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)

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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