Strong's G2442 (Greek)

Greek: ἱμείρομαι (himeíromai)

Pronunciation: him-i'-rom-ahee

Derivation: middle voice from ἵμερος (hímeros) (a yearning; of uncertain affinity)

Definition: to long for

KJV Renderings: be affectionately desirous

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.