Strong's Lexicon
G2442 — ἱμείρομαι
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2442 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἱμείρομαι |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | middle voice from himeros (a yearning, of uncertain affinity) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | himeiromai |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | him-ei'-rom-ai |
| Meaning: | 1. to long for |
| KJV Renderings: | be affectionately desirous |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἱμείρω: middle ἱμείρομαι; (ἵμερος desire, longing, (allied with ἵλεως; Vanicek, p. 88); cf. οἰκτείρω); to desire, long for, especially of the longing of love: ὑμῶν (Winer’s Grammar, § 30, 10 b.), i. e. your souls, to win them to Christ, 1Th 2:8 Rec.; see ὁμείρομαι. (the Sept. Job 3:21; in Greek writings from Homer down.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ὁμείρομαι (be affectionately desirous)
1 Thessalonians 2:8
- KJV: So being affectionately desirous of you we were willing to have imparted unto you not the gospel of God only but also our own souls because ye were dear unto us
- GK: ούτως ιμειρόμενοι υμών ευδοκούμεν μεταδούναι υμίν ου μόνον το ευαγγέλιον του θεού αλλά και τας εαυτών ψυχάς διότι αγαπητοί ημίν γεγένησθε
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