ὀρέγομαιorégomai
GreekG37133 occurrences (KJV)
to stretch oneself, i.e. reach out after (long for)
KJV renders it: covet after, desire
Where it appears
- 1 Tim 3:1This is a faithful saying: if a man seeks the office of an overseer, he desires a good work.
- 1 Tim 6:10For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some have been led astray from the faith in their greed, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
- Heb 11:16But now they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.
Lexical data: Strong’s Hebrew & Greek Dictionaries (1890, public domain; openscriptures, CC-BY-SA). Word tagging from the Strong’s-numbered KJV.