verb
oregemō
Greekὀρέγομαι (oregomai)
Strong’sG3713
I stretch forth, long for
stem oreg-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** 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.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| oregetōὀρέγεται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle indicative 3rd person singular | aspires to | 1× |
| oregelōὀρέγονται | happening now · theypresent middle indicative 3rd person plural | desire | 1× |
| oregerōtoisὀρεγόμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle 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 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | oregemō | oregeme | oregemi | oregema | oregemē | oregemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | oregesō | oregese | oregesi | oregesa | oregesē | oregeselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | oregetō1×ὀρέγεται | oregete | oregeti | oregeta | oregetē | oregetelē |
| we 1st person plural | oregenō | oregene | oregeni | oregena | oregenē | oregenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | oregevō | oregeve | oregevi | oregeva | oregevē | oregevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | oregelō1×ὀρέγονται | oregele | oregeli | oregela | oregelē | oregelelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | oregemeiō | oregemeia | oregemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | oregeseiō | oregeseia | oregeseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | oregeteiō | oregeteia | oregeteiē |
| we 1st person plural | oregeneiō | oregeneia | oregeneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | oregeveiō | oregeveia | oregeveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | oregeleiō | oregeleia | oregeleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | oregesōr | oregesar | oregesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | oregetōr | oregetar | oregetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | oregevōr | oregevar | oregevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | oregelōr | oregelar | oregelēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | oregemoiō | oregemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | oregesoiō | oregesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | oregetoiō | oregetoia |
| we 1st person plural | oregenoiō | oregenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | oregevoiō | oregevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | oregeloiō | oregeloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | oregerō | oregeri | oregera | oregerē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | oregerōtos1× | oregeritos | oregeratos | oregerētos |
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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
oregetō“aspires to”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
1 Timothy 3:1“aspires to”Pistos tos logos; ei tinos episkopau oregetō, kaleu ergeu epithumatō.This is a trustworthy saying: If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble task.
oregelō“desire”happening now · theypresent middle indicative 3rd person plural1×
Hebrews 11:16“desire”nun de kreittōnau oregelō, houtem atō epouranau. dio ouk epaischunetō autoin tos theos theos epikalirō autoiu, hetoimazata gar autoi politan.Instead, they were longing for a better country, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.
oregerōtois“craving”happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative plural masculine1×
1 Timothy 6:10“craving”rizas gar panteiu teiu kakeiu atō tas filargurias, hau tinois oregerōtois apoplanila apo tau pistiau kai heautoin peripeirala odunai pollai.For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.