ἘΠΙΘΥΜΗΣΕΤΕ, ἐπιθυμησετε
EPITHYMĒSETE, epithymēsete
Sounds Like: eh-pee-thoo-may-SEH-teh
Translations: you will desire, you will long for, you will covet
From the root: ἘΠΙΘΥΜΈΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word means to set one's heart upon something, to long for, or to covet. It describes a strong desire or craving, which can be either positive or negative depending on the context. It is often used to express a deep yearning or an eager wish for something.
Inflection: Second Person Plural, Future, Indicative, Active
Strong’s number: G1937 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Luke — 17:22
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΠΙΘΥΜΈΩ.
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.
- ἘΠΕΘΥΜΟΥΝ — they desired, they longed for, they coveted, they lusted after
- ἘΠΙΘΥΜΗΣΑΣΙ — to those who desired, to those who longed, to those who craved, having desired, having longed, having craved
- ἘΠΙΘΥΜΟΥΝ — they desire, they long for, they covet, they lust after
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