To aspire
ὀρέγωStrong’s G3713oregō
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Oregō is the Greek word usually translated “aspires to”, “stretching after” and “stretch forward to”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.”
Meaning
Usually translated “aspires to”, “stretching after” and “stretch forward to”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- aspires to 1
- stretching after 1
- they stretch forward to 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Timothy 2
- Hebrews 1
2 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Timothy 6:10In contextFor 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.
- Hebrews 11:16But 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.
Greek dictionary
ὀρέγω oregō · to aspire
ὀρέγω [in Sm.: Job.8:20, Eze.16:49 * ;] to reach, stretch out; pass. and mid., to stretch oneself out, reach forth; metaphorically, to reach after, grasp at, aspire to: with genitive of thing(s), 1Ti.3:1, Heb.11:16; φιλαργυρίας (see Ellic. and CGT, in l), 1Ti.6:10.† SYN.: ἐπιθυμέω, to desire (which see) (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “aspire” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
ASPI'RE, verb intransitive
[Latin aspiro, to breathe. See Aspirate.]
- To desire with eagerness; to pant after an object, great, noble or spiritual; followed by to or after; as to aspire to a crown or after immortality.
- To aim at something elevated; to rise or tower with desire.
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.