Dictionary entry

ὀρέγω

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament with Strong's

** ὀρέγω,

[in Sm.: Jb 8:20, Ez 16:49*;]

to reach, stretch out; pass. and mid., to stretch oneself out, reach forth; metaph., to reach after, grasp at, aspire to: c. gen. rei, I Ti 3:1, He 11:16; φιλαργυρίας (v. Ellic. and CGT, in l.), I Ti 6:10.†

SYN.: ἐπιθυμέω, to desire (q.v.).