3713 - oregó

Strong's Concordance

Original word: ὀρέγομαι
Transliteration: oregó
Definition (short): aspires
Definition (full): to stretch out, to reach after, to yearn for

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin: a prim. verb
Definition: to stretch out, to reach after, to yearn for
NASB Translation: aspires (1), desire (1), longing (1).
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Middle voice of apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary (compare oros); to stretch oneself, i.e. Reach out after (long for) -- covet after, desire.

see GREEK oros

References

Strong's 3713: 3 Occurrences
KJV: This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
NASB: It is a trustworthy statement: if any man aspires to the office of overseer, it is a fine work he desires to do.
KJV: For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
NASB: For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.
KJV: But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
NASB: But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God; for He has prepared a city for them.