STRONGS G2442:
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,
1 Thessalonians 2:8 Rec.; see
ὁμείρομαι. (
Sept. Job 3:21; in Greek writings from Homer down.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
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Job
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3:21
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1 Thessalonians
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2:8