ΕΠΙΘΥΜΗΤΑΙ, επιθυμηται
EPITHYMĒTAI, epithymētai
Sounds Like: eh-pee-thoo-may-TAI
Translations: desirers, coveters, lustful ones
From the root: ΕΠΙΘΥΜΗΤΗΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to those who intensely desire something, often with a negative connotation, implying a strong craving or lust. It describes individuals who are characterized by their strong, often illicit, desires. It is typically used to describe people who are eager for something, sometimes in a bad sense, such as those who are greedy or covetous.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Vocative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G1939 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Proverbs — 1:22
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΙΘΥΜΗΤΗΣ.
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.
- ἘΠΙΘΥΜΗΤΑΙ — desirers, coveters, lustful ones, those who desire
- ἘΠΙΘΥΜΗΤΗΣ — desirer, one who desires, one who lusts, a desirer, a lustful person
- ΕΠΙΘΥΜΗΤΑΣ — desirer, one who desires, a desirer
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