ἘΠΙΘΥΜΟΥΝ, ἐπιθυμουν
EPITHYMOUN, epithymoun
Sounds Like: eh-pee-thy-MOO-n
Translations: they desire, they long for, they covet, they lust after
From the root: ἘΠΙΘΥΜΈΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word describes the act of desiring, longing for, or coveting something. It can refer to a strong positive desire or, in some contexts, a negative, illicit craving or lust. It is often used to express a deep yearning or a strong inclination towards something.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, Third Person, Plural
Strong’s number: G1937 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 3:13
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
- ἘΠΙΘΥΜΗΣΕΤΕ — you will desire, you will long for, you will covet
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