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To desire

καταστρηνιάωStrong’s G2691

katastrēniaō

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Katastrēniaō is the Greek word usually translated “may grow wanton against”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“But the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry;”
1 Timothy 5:11 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “may grow wanton against”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • they may grow wanton against 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 1 Timothy 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    καταστρηνιάω katastrēniaō · to desire

    κατα-στρηνιάω, -ῶ to wax wanton against: with genitive, 1Ti.5:11 (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “desire” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    DESIRE, noun

    1. An emotion or excitement of the mind, directed to the attainment or possession of an object from which pleasure, sensual, intellectual or spiritual, is expected; a passion excited by the love of an object, or uneasiness at the want of it, and directed to its attainment or possession. desire is a wish to possess some gratification or source of happiness which is supposed to be obtainable.“We endeavored-to see your face with great desire” 1 Thessalonians 2:17“Thou satisfiest the desires of every living thing” Psalms 145:16
    2. A prayer or request to obtain:“He will fulfill the desire of them that fear him” Psalms 145:19
    3. The object of desire; that which is desired.“The desire of all nations shall come” Haggai 2:7
    4. Love; affection.“His desire is toward me” Song of Solomon 7:10
    All definitions and other forms of “desire”
    1. Appetite; lust.“Fulfilling the desires of the flesh” Ephesians 2:3

    DESIRE, verb transitive

    1. To wish for the possession or enjoyment of, with a greater or less degree of earnestness; to covet.“Neither shall any man desire thy land” Exodus 34:24“Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts” 1 Corinthians 14:1
    2. To express a wish to obtain; to ask; to request; to petition.“Then she said, did I desire a son of my Lord?” 2 Kings 4:28
    3. To require.

    Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.