Word study · Greek
orégomai
seek
Say it: or-EG-om-ai (approximate)
ὀρέγω
What it means
To reach out for, to aspire to, to desire. In 3:1, "someone who seeks to be an overseer." In 6:10, "some have been led astray... in their greed" (some translations: "reaching after money"). Also Hebrews 11:16, those who "desire a better country."
Range of meaning
- Reach forStretch out toward.
- AspireLong for.
In 1 Timothy
- Chapter 3
"Someone who seeks to be an overseer" (3:1). The verb means to reach out for.
Every verse (2)
Verses where G3713 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources