ἘΠΙΘΟΜΙΑΙΣ, ἐπιθομιαις
EPITHOMIAIS, epithomiais
Sounds Like: eh-pee-thoo-MEE-ais
Translations: (to) desires, (with) desires, (by) desires, (for) desires, (to) lusts, (with) lusts, (by) lusts, (for) lusts
From the root: ΕΠΙΘΥΜΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to strong desires, cravings, or passions, which can be either good or bad depending on the context. In a negative sense, it often translates to 'lusts' or 'evil desires.' It is used here in the dative plural, indicating the indirect object or means by which something is done.
Inflection: Plural, Dative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G1939 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
- Parable 6 — 2:1
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΙΘΥΜΙΑ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΠΙΘΥΜΗΜΑΤΑ — desires, cravings, lusts, objects of desire
- ἘΠΙΘΥΜΙΑΙ — desires, cravings, lusts, longings
- ἘΠΙΘΥΜΙΑΙΣ — desires, lusts, cravings, passions
- ἘΠΙΘΥΜΙΑΝ — desire, a desire, lust, a lust, longing, a longing, craving, a craving
- ἘΠΙΘΥΜΙΑΣ — of desire, of longing, of lust, of covetousness, of passion
- ἘΠΙΘΥΜΙΩΝ — of desires, of lusts, of cravings, of longings
- ΕΠΙΘΟΜΙΑ — desire, a desire, longing, a longing, craving, a craving, lust, a lust
- ΕΠΙΘΥΜ — desire, covet, long for, lust, a desire, a longing, a lust
- ΕΠΙΘΥΜΙ — desire, a desire, lust, a lust, longing, a longing, craving, a craving
- ΕΠΙΘΥΜΙΑ — desire, a desire, longing, craving, lust
- ΕΠΙΘΥΜΙΑʼ — desire, a desire, longing, lust, coveting, a coveting
- ΕΠΙΘΥΜΙΑΙ — desires, lusts, cravings, passions
- ΕΠΙΘΥΜΙΑΙΣ — to desires, to lusts, to cravings, to longings
- ΕΠΙΘΥΜΙΑΝ — desire, a desire, lust, a lust, longing, a longing, craving, a craving
- ΕΠΙΘΥΜΙΑΣ — (of) desire, (of) lust, (of) longing, (of) craving
- ΕΠΙΘΥΜΙΩ — (of) desires, (of) lusts, (of) cravings, (of) longings
- ΕΠΙΘΥΜΙΩΝ — of desires, of lusts, of cravings, of longings
- ΚΑΤΕΠΙΘΥΜΙΣ — lust, strong desire, covetousness, an intense craving
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