ἱμείρομαι

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Transliteration: himeíromai

Pronunciation: him-i'-rom-ahee

Definition: be affectionately desirous

- Original: ἱμείρομαι

- Transliteration: himeiromai

- Phonetic: him-i'-rom-ahee

- Definition:

1. to desire, long for, esp. the longing of love

- Origin: middle voice from himeros (a yearning, of uncertain affinity)

- TDNT entry: 5:176,*

- Part(s) of speech: Verb

- Strong's: Middle voice from ἵμερος himeros (a yearning; of uncertain affinity); to long for: - be affectionately desirous.