Lexicon entry · Greek
G3713ὀρέγωoregō
to aspirePart of speech: Greek Verb
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Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
ὀρέγεται, oregetai “aspires to,”
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil: which some reaching after have been led astray from the faith, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
ὀρεγόμενοι oregomenoi “stretching after”
But now they desire a better [supplied: country], that is, a heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God; for he hath prepared for them a city.
ὀρέγονται, oregontai “they stretch forward to,”