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Koine Greek wordlink #138308

SR GNT 1Tim 3:1 ὀρέγεται (oregetai) ‘if anyone to overseeing is aspiring of a good work he is desiring’ Strongs=37130 Lemma=oregō
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=present voice=middle person=3rd number=singular

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Only use of identical word form ὀρέγεται (V-IPM3..S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ὀρέγεται’ (V-IPM3..S) is always and only glossed as ‘is aspiring’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘oregō’ have 3 different glosses: ‘is aspiring’, ‘they are aspiring’, ‘aspiring’.

Greek words (2) other than ὀρέγεται (V-IPM3..S) with a gloss related to ‘aspiring’

1TIM 6:10 ὀρεγόμενοι (oregomenoi) V-PPM.NMP ‘fondness_of_silver of which some aspiring have wandered_away from the’ SR GNT 1Tim 6:10 word 11

HEB 11:16 ὀρέγονται (oregontai) V-IPM3..P ‘now on_the_other_hand of a better homeland they are aspiring this is of a heavenly homeland’ SR GNT Heb 11:16 word 5

Key: V=verb IPM3..P=indicative,present,middle,3rd person plural IPM3..S=indicative,present,middle,3rd person singular PPM.NMP=participle,present,middle,nominative,masculine,plural