GreekG1972Noun (Feminine)

ἐπιπόθησις

epipothēsis

2Occurrences
G1972Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a longing for

from G1971 (ἐπιποθέω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
[in Aq.: * ;] longing.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

G:N-F

Full Description

Greek Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

ἐπιπόθησις appears 2 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

2 Corinthians
2

Key Passages

2 Corinthians 7:7BSB

and not only by his arrival, but also by the comfort he had received from you. He told us about your longing, your mourning, and your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced all the more.

2 Corinthians 7:11BSB

Consider what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what zeal, what vindication! In every way you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.

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