ἐπιθυμία
epithumiaNoun (Feminine)G1939
desire
From: from G1937 (ἐπιθυμέω);
Short Definition
a longing (especially for what is forbidden)
Full Lexicon Entry
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 Usage: chiefly for תַּאֲוָה, אָוָה; also for חֶמֶד, etc.
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun (Feminine)
Morphology G:N-F
DescriptionGreek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
37 timesAppears 37 times in the New Testament. Top books include:
Romans
5
1 Peter
4
2 Peter
4
2 Timothy
3
1 John
2
Key Passages
- 1 John 2:16
- 1 Thessalonians 4:5
- 2 Timothy 3:6
- James 1:14
- Philippians 1:23
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