verb
oregomō
Strong’sG3713
I stretch forth, long for
stem oreg-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
** ὀρέγω,
[in Sm.: Jb 8:20, Ez 16:49*;]
SYN.: ἐπιθυμέω, to desire (q.v.).
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3713 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidor-eg'-om-ahee
to stretch oneself, i.e. reach out after (long for)
Frommiddle voice of apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary (compare G3735);
King Jamescovet after, desire.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Refs 8th c.BC+; Ionic dialect and later Prose, Refs 5th c.BC+: imperfect ὤρεγον Refs 5th c.BC+: future ὀρέξω Refs 8th c.BC+: aorist ὤρεξα Refs 8th c.BC+:—middle and passive, Refs 8th c.BC+: future ὀρέξομαι Refs 5th c.BC+ (ἐπ-): aorist ὠρεξάμην Refs 8th c.BC+; also ὠρέχθηνRefs 8th c.BC+: perfect ὤρεγμαι Refs 5th c.BC+; reduplicate 3rd.pers. plural ὀρωρέχαται, pluperfect -έχατο, Refs 8th c.BC+ —Cf. ὀρέγνυμι, ὀριγνάομαι:—reach, stretch, stretch out, χεῖρ᾽ ὀρέγων Refs 8th c.BC+; Ὅμηρον.., ἐφ᾽ ὃν πᾶσαι χεῖρ᾽ ὀρέγουσι πόλεις, to claim him, Refs
2 reach out, hold out, hand, give, κοτύλην καὶ πύρνον Refs 8th c.BC+; later βοήθειαν ὀρέξαι τοῖς ἀδικουμένοις extend help, Refs 5th c.AD+
II middle and passive,
II.1 absolutely, stretch oneself out, stretch forth one's hand, Refs 8th c.BC+having lent a helping hand, Refs; ὀρεξαμένη ἀπὸ δίφρου Refs 8th c.BC+; ὠρέξατο χερσὶ φίλῃσι, χειρὶ σκαιῇ, Refs 8th c.BC+; ἔγχει ὀρεξάσθω let him lunge with the spear (from the chariot), Refs 8th c.BC+; ποσσὶν ὀρωρέχαται πολεμίζειν, of horses, they galloped to the fight, Refs; ὀρέξατ᾽ ἰών he stretched himself as he went, i.e. made a stride, Refs; ὀρωρέχατο προτὶ δειρήν were stretched out towards the neck, Refs; of fish, rise at the bait, καί τις τῶν τραφερῶν ὠρέξατο Refs 4th c.BC+
II.2 with genitive, reach at or to a thing, grasp at, οὗ παιδὸς ὀρέξατο he reached out to his child, Refs 8th c.BC+; in a hostile sense, aim at, assail, hit, τοῦ δ᾽ ἀντίθεος Θρασυμήδης ἔφθη ὀρεξάμενος.. ὦμον hit him first on the shoulder, Refs 8th c.BC+; δηΐων ὀρέγοιτ᾽ ἐγγύθεν ἱστάμενος Refs 7th c.BC+; also of a suppliant, τί χρῆμα θηρῶσ᾽ ἱκέτις ὠρέχθης ἐμο; Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2.b metaphorically, reach after, grasp at, yearn for, γάμων Refs 3rd c.AD+: frequently in Attic dialect Prose, Refs 5th c.BC+: so with infinitive, πόλιν ὠρέξατ᾽ οἰκεῖν Refs 5th c.BC+: also, absolutely, yearn, desire, πάσῃσιν ὀρέξαιτο πραπίδεσσιν Refs 5th c.BC+; compare ὀρεκτός, ὄρεξις.
II.3 with accusative, σῖτόν τ᾽ ὄρεξαι take food, Refs 5th c.BC+; αἰώρημα διὰ δέρης ὀρέξομαι I will put the noose on my neck, Refs
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
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Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| oregotōὀρέγεται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | aspires to | 1× |
| oregolōὀρέγονται | happening now · theypresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person plural | desire | 1× |
| oregorōntoisὀρεγόμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine | craving | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 54, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | oregomō | oregome | oregomē | oregomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | oregosō | oregose | oregosē | oregoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | oregotō1×ὀρέγεται | oregote | oregotē | oregotelē |
| we 1st person plural | oregonō | oregone | oregonē | oregonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | oregovō | oregove | oregovē | oregovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | oregolō1×ὀρέγονται | oregole | oregolē | oregolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | oregomeiō | oregomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | oregoseiō | oregoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | oregoteiō | oregoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | oregoneiō | oregoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | oregoveiō | oregoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | oregoleiō | oregoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | oregosōr | oregosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | oregotōr | oregotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | oregovōr | oregovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | oregolōr | oregolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | oregomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | oregosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | oregotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | oregonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | oregovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | oregoloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | oregorō | oregorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | oregorōntos1× | oregorēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
oreg is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
oregotō“aspires to”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
1 Timothy 3:1Pistos tos logos; ei tinos episkopau oregotō, kaleu ergeu epithumatō.… is a trustworthy saying: If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a …
oregolō“desire”happening now · theypresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Hebrews 11:16“desire”nun de kreittonau oregolō, houtem atō epouranau. dio ouk epaischunotō …… for a better country, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be …
oregorōntois“craving”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
1 Timothy 6:10… kakoseiu atō tas filargurias, hau tinois oregorōntois apoplanila apo tau pistiau kai heautoin …… of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from …