Strong G2442ἱμείρω
to desire
- Transliteration
- himeiromai
- Pronunciation
- him-i'-rom-ahee
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
Middle voice from ἵμερος himeros (a yearning; of uncertain affinity); to long for: - be affectionately desirous.
Detailed definition
ἱμείρω [in LXX: Job.3:21 B3R (ABא, ὁμ-);] 1Th.2:8 (Rec.), see: ὁμείρομαί.
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In the Bible
Strong G2442 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- being1
First verses
- 1 Thessalonians 2:8So 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.
Occurrences by book
Detailed Greek dictionary
ἱμείρω [ῑ],
Aeolic dialect ἰμέρρω [Refs 7th c.BC+ (7th-6th c.BC: Sappho Lyrica 1.27, 7th-6th c.BC: Alcaeus Lyricus “Supp.” 26.5)], cf. Hdn.Gr. 2.949: (ἵμερος):— long for, desire, with genitive, τί κακῶν ἱμείρετε τούτων..; [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 10.431, compare 555, 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Scutum Herculis” 31; μεγάλων 5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus 1.62; μάχης 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 940; βίου 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 952, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 435)]: with infinitive, long or wish to do, [Refs 7th c.BC+ (7th-6th c.BC: Alcaeus Lyricus [same place], 6th c.BC: Solon Lyricus 13.7, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 233, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 587, “Ichn.” 128; ὄσσα μοι τέλεσσαι θῦμος ἰμέρρει 7th-6th c.BC: Sappho Lyrica)] [same place]: with adjective neuter, γνωτὰ κοὐκ ἄγνωτά μοι προσήλθεθ᾽ ἱμείροντες [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 59: _absolutely_, [prev. author] “El.” 1053; ἀσμένοις.. καὶ ἱμείρουσιν.. τὸ φῶς ἐγίγνετο 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Cratylus” 418d.)]
II middle ἱμείρομαι, aorist 1 ἱμειράμην lines[Refs (14.163)]:—passive, aorist 1 ἱμέρθην [Refs 8th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.44: with _genitive_, ὁππότ᾽ ἂν ἡβήσῃ τε καὶ ἧς ἱμείρεται αἴης (_Epic dialect_ _aorist_ _subjunctive_) 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 1.41; χρημάτων ἱ. μεγάλως 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.123: with)]infinitive, εἴ πως ἱμείραιτο παραδραθέειν φιλότητι (compare ἵμερος) [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 14.163, compare 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 1.59, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.120, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 386)].—Epic dialect, Ionic dialect [Refs 5th c.BC+ ((5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus and 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ νούσων” 4.39))], and Trag. word: never in Attic dialect Prose; introduced as etymology in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Cra.” [same place])]
Aeolic dialect ἰμέρρω [Refs 7th c.BC+ (7th-6th c.BC: Sappho Lyrica 1.27, 7th-6th c.BC: Alcaeus Lyricus “Supp.” 26.5)], cf. Hdn.Gr. 2.949: (ἵμερος):— long for, desire, with genitive, τί κακῶν ἱμείρετε τούτων..; [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 10.431, compare 555, 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Scutum Herculis” 31; μεγάλων 5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus 1.62; μάχης 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 940; βίου 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 952, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 435)]: with infinitive, long or wish to do, [Refs 7th c.BC+ (7th-6th c.BC: Alcaeus Lyricus [same place], 6th c.BC: Solon Lyricus 13.7, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 233, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 587, “Ichn.” 128; ὄσσα μοι τέλεσσαι θῦμος ἰμέρρει 7th-6th c.BC: Sappho Lyrica)] [same place]: with adjective neuter, γνωτὰ κοὐκ ἄγνωτά μοι προσήλθεθ᾽ ἱμείροντες [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 59: _absolutely_, [prev. author] “El.” 1053; ἀσμένοις.. καὶ ἱμείρουσιν.. τὸ φῶς ἐγίγνετο 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Cratylus” 418d.)]
II middle ἱμείρομαι, aorist 1 ἱμειράμην lines[Refs (14.163)]:—passive, aorist 1 ἱμέρθην [Refs 8th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.44: with _genitive_, ὁππότ᾽ ἂν ἡβήσῃ τε καὶ ἧς ἱμείρεται αἴης (_Epic dialect_ _aorist_ _subjunctive_) 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 1.41; χρημάτων ἱ. μεγάλως 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.123: with)]infinitive, εἴ πως ἱμείραιτο παραδραθέειν φιλότητι (compare ἵμερος) [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 14.163, compare 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 1.59, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.120, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 386)].—Epic dialect, Ionic dialect [Refs 5th c.BC+ ((5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus and 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ νούσων” 4.39))], and Trag. word: never in Attic dialect Prose; introduced as etymology in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Cra.” [same place])]