- 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. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • desirous, 1 1 Thessalonians 2:8