Greek word study

ὀρέγομαιorégomai — I stretch forth, long for

I stretch forth, mid: I hanker after, long for, am eager for, aspire to.

Translated in the King James as: covet after, desire

Appears 3 times in Scripture

Origin: middle voice of apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary (compare G3735 (ὄρος));

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA), Dodson Greek Lexicon (public domain). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.