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G2442 — ἱμείρομαι
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
himeiromai (him-ei'-rom-ai) v.
1. to long for
[middle voice from himeros (a yearning, of uncertain affinity)]
KJV: be affectionately desirous
TWOT
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KJV Renderings
be affectionately desirous
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