ἐπιθυμία epithumia · G1939

desire

ἐπιθυμία, -ας, ἡ; (έπιθυμέω), [in LXX chiefly for תַּאֲוָה, אָוָה; also for חֶמֶד, etc. ; ] ; desire, longing: Luk.22:15 (see: ἐπιθυμέω), Php.1:23, 1Th.2:17, Rev.18:14; p1., Mrk.4:19; esp. with ref. to forbidden things, desire, lust (Vg., concupiscentia): Rom.7:7-8, Jas.1:14-15, 2Pe.1:4; pl., Gal.5:24, 1Ti.6:9, 2Ti.2:22 4:3, 1Pe.1:14 4:2; πάθος ἐπιθυμίας, 1Th.4:5; ἐ. κακή, Col.3:5; with genitive, μιασμοῦ, 2Pe.2:10 (see Mayor, in l); τ. καρδιῶν, Rom.1:24; τ. κόσμου (aroused by the world), 1Jn.2:17; τ. σώματος, Rom.6:12; τ. ἀπάτης, Eph.4:22 (see ICC, in l); τ. σαρκός, 1Jn.2:16, 2Pe.2:18 (without art.), Gal.5:16; τ. ὀφθαλμῶν, 1Jn.2:16; σαρκικαὶ ἐ., 1Pe.2:11 (cf. 4Ma.1:32); κοσμικαί, Tit.2:12; …

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἐπιθῡμ-ία, ; Ionic dialect -ιη, ἡ, desire, yearning, ἐ. ἐκτελέσαι 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.32; ἐπιθυμίᾳ by passion, opposed to προνοίᾳ, []: generally, appetite, []; αἱ κατὰ τὸ σῶμα ἐ. []; especially sexual desire, lust, []; αἱ πρὸς τοὺς παῖδας ἐ. []; 2. with genitive, longing after a thing, desire of or for it, ὕδατος, τοῦ πιεῖν, []; ἐν ἐ. τινὸς εἶναι []; εἰς ἐ. τινὸς ἀφικέσθαι θεάσασθαι []; ἐ. ἐμποιεῖν ἔς τινα an inclination towards.., []; II. ={ἐπιθύμημα}, object of desire, ἐπιθυμίας …

Where it's used 38 times

Mark 4:19 · Luke 22:15 · John 8:44 · Romans 1:24 · Romans 6:12 · Romans 7:7 · Romans 7:8 · Romans 13:14 · Galatians 5:16 · Galatians 5:24 · Ephesians 2:3 · Ephesians 4:22 · Philippians 1:23 · Colossians 3:5 · 1 Thessalonians 2:17 · 1 Thessalonians 4:5 · 1 Timothy 6:9 · 2 Timothy 2:22 · 2 Timothy 3:6 · 2 Timothy 4:3 · Titus 2:12 · Titus 3:3 · James 1:14 · James 1:15 · 1 Peter 1:14 · 1 Peter 2:11 · 1 Peter 4:2 · 1 Peter 4:3 · 2 Peter 1:4 · 2 Peter 2:10 · 2 Peter 2:18 · 2 Peter 3:3 · 1 John 2:16 · 1 John 2:17 · Jude 1:16 · Jude 1:18 · Revelation 18:14 … and 1 more

Source: TBESG G1939; TFLSJ G1939

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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