ΟΡΕΓΟΜΑΙ, ορεγομαι
OREGOMAI, oregomai
Sounds Like: o-REH-go-my
Translations: reach after, stretch oneself, desire, long for, aspire to
From the root: ΟΡΕΓΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb means to stretch oneself out, to reach after something, or to long for it. It implies a strong desire or aspiration towards a goal or object. It is often used in the context of eagerly striving for something.
Inflection: Present, Middle/Passive, Indicative, First Person Singular
Strong’s number: G3713 (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
- ΟΡΕΓ — to reach for, to stretch out, to desire, to long for, to aspire to, to crave
- ΟΡΕΓΕΤΑΙ — reaches for, longs for, desires, aspires 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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