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ὀρέγω

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ὀρέγω
Greek transliteration: 
oregō
Simplified transliteration: 
orego
Principal Parts: 
-, -, -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number: 
3713
GK Number: 
3977
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
3
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
v-1b(2)
Gloss: 
(mid.) to set one's heart on, strive for, aspire to, desire
Definition: 
to extend, stretch out;, mid. to stretch one's self out, to reach forward to, met. to desire earnestly, long after, 1 Tim. 3:1; Heb. 11:16; by impl. to indulge in, be devoted to, 1 Tim. 6:10*

Greek-English Concordance for ὀρέγω

1 Timothy 3:1 Trustworthy is the saying. If anyone aspires (oregetai | ὀρέγεται | pres mid ind 3 sg) to (oregetai | ὀρέγεται | pres mid ind 3 sg) the office of overseer, he is desiring a good work.
1 Timothy 6:10 For a root of all kinds of evils is the love of money, by which some, by their craving (oregomenoi | ὀρεγόμενοι | pres mid ptcp nom pl masc), were led astray from the faith and have pierced themselves with many pains.
Hebrews 11:16 But as it is, they (oregontai | ὀρέγονται | pres mid ind 3 pl) were (oregontai | ὀρέγονται | pres mid ind 3 pl) longing (oregontai | ὀρέγονται | pres mid ind 3 pl) for (oregontai | ὀρέγονται | pres mid ind 3 pl) a better homeland, that is, a heavenly one. For this reason God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city to receive them.