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GreekG1939Noun (Feminine)

ἐπιθυμία

epithumia

37Occurrences
G1939Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a longing (especially for what is forbidden)

from G1937 (ἐπιθυμέω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
desire, longing: (see: ἐπιθυμέω),; p1.; esp. with ref. to forbidden things, desire, lust (Vg., concupiscentia): pl.; πάθος ἐπιθυμίας; ἐ. κακή; καρδιῶν; *κόσμου *(aroused by the world); σώματος; ἀπάτης, (see ICC, in l); σαρκός, (without art.); ὀφθαλμῶν; σαρκικαὶ ἐ.; κοσμικαί; εἰς ἐπιθυμίας; ποιεῖν τὰς ἐ.; ὑπακούειν ταῖς ἐ.; δουλεύειν, ἄγεσθαι, ἐπιθυμίαις; πορεύειθαι ἐν ἐ.; κατά, 18; ἀναστρέφεσθαι ἐν ταῖς ἐ.
Synonyms
*πάθος *(which see), ὄρεξις
LXX: chiefly for תַּאֲוָה, אָוָה; also for חֶמֶד, etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

G:N-F

Full Description

Greek Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

ἐπιθυμία appears 37 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Romans
5
1 Peter
4
2 Peter
4
2 Timothy
3
1 John
2
1 Thessalonians
2
Ephesians
2
Galatians
2

Key Passages

1 John 2:16BSB

For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world.

1 Thessalonians 4:5BSB

not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God;

2 Timothy 3:6BSB

They are the kind who worm their way into households and captivate vulnerable women who are weighed down with sins and led astray by various passions,

James 1:14BSB

But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed.

Philippians 1:23BSB

I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.