Strong’s G2442 · Greek
ἱμείρομαι
himeíromai · him-i'-rom-ahee
Origin middle voice from ἵμερος (a yearning;
Meaning of uncertain affinity); to long for
In the King James Version be affectionately desirous.
In 1 verse of the King James Version
- 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.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.