Lexicon
καταστρηνιάω
katastrēniaō
G2691
G:V Greek

to desire

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katastreniao describes a desire to marry in the warning about younger widows in 1 Timothy 5:11.

The attested use describes desiring to marry within the warning concerning younger widows in 1 Timothy 5:11.

Senses in use

  1. Desiring to marry · dominant

    In 1 Timothy 5:11, the aorist active subjunctive plural form occurs in the clause about younger widows after they “grow wanton against Christ”; the APB renders the ensuing action, “they desire to marry.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Timothy 5:11, the APB presents the clause as “they desire to marry.” This identifies the clause's presentation rather than isolating a precise English equivalent.

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