ΟΡΕΓ, ορεγ
OREG, oreg
Sounds Like: o-REH-gom-ai
Translations: to reach for, to stretch out, to desire, to long for, to aspire to, to crave
From the root: ΟΡΕΓΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb meaning 'to reach for' or 'to stretch out towards something'. It is often used metaphorically to express a strong desire, longing, or aspiration for something. It implies an active pursuit or striving towards a goal or object of desire. The word 'ΟΡΕΓ' itself is the root or stem of the verb, appearing in various inflected forms in the provided examples.
Inflection: This is the verbal stem. It can be inflected for various tenses, moods, voices, persons, and numbers. For example, 'ΟΡΕΓΕΤΑΙ' is Present, Indicative, Middle/Passive, 3rd Person Singular; 'ΟΡΕΓΟΜΕΝΟΙ' is Present, Middle/Passive, Participle, Nominative, Masculine, Plural; 'ΟΡΕΓΟΝΤΑΙ' is Present, Indicative, Middle/Passive, 3rd Person Plural.
Strong’s number: G3715 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΟΡΕΓΟΜΑΙ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ὈΡΙΓΝΑΣΘΑΙ — to reach out, to stretch oneself, to long for, to desire, to strive after
- ΟΡΕΓΕΤΑΙ — reaches for, longs for, desires, aspires to
- ΟΡΕΓΟΜΑΙ — reach after, stretch oneself, desire, long for, aspire to
- ΟΡΕΓΟΝΤΑΙ — they desire, they long for, they reach for, they stretch themselves out, they aim at
- ΟΡΙΓΝΑΣΘΑΙ — to reach for, to stretch out, to desire, to long for, to aspire to
- ΟΡΙΓΝΩΜΕΝΟΙ — reaching after, stretching out for, desiring, longing for, aspiring to
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