- ὀρέγω
- ὀρέγω (the act. Hom. et al. ‘reach, stretch out’) in our lit. only mid. ὀρέγομαι (Hom.et al., lit. ‘stretch oneself, reach out one’s hand’) and only fig.: to seek to accomplish a specific goal, aspire to, strive for, desire (also Just., Tat.; Ath., R. 15 p. 66, 33 al.) aor. opt. 3 sg. ὀρεχθείη (Ath., R. 21 p. 74, 29) w. gen. of thing (Thu. 2, 65, 10; X., Mem. 1, 2, 15; Pla., Rep. 6, 485d, Leg. 7, 807c; Polyb. 5, 104, 7; Diod S 4, 40, 5 δόξης ὀρεγόμενος=eager for glory; Plut. Phoc. 17, 1, Sol. 29, 4; Lucian, Bis Accus. 29; Epict. 2, 1, 10; 3, 26, 13. Oft. Philo; Jos., Vi. 70; Just., A I, 12, 5.—B-D-F §171, 1; Rob. 508) ἐπισκοπῆς ὀρ. aspire to the office of supervision/oversight 1 Ti 3:1 (on the combination of ὀρέγομαι and ἐπιθυμέω cp. EpArist 211). κρείττονος long for a better (home) Hb 11:16. ἡ φιλαργυρία ἧς τινες ὀρεγόμενοι 1 Ti 6:10 is a condensed expr.; it is the ἀργύριον rather than the φιλαργυρία that is desired.—DELG. M-M s.v. ὀρέγομαι. TW. Spicq.
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