ΕΠΙΠΟΘΕΙ, επιποθει
EPIPOTHEI, epipothei
Sounds Like: eh-pee-po-THEY
Translations: longs for, desires, yearns for, craves, longs, desires greatly
From the root: ΕΠΙΠΟΘΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb meaning to long for, desire, or yearn intensely. It expresses a strong emotional craving or earnest desire for something or someone. It is often used to describe a deep spiritual or emotional longing, as seen in the provided examples where it refers to the spirit's longing or the soul's longing for God. It can also describe a strong desire for material things, though less commonly in the New Testament.
Inflection: Present, Indicative, Active, Third Person Singular
Strong’s number: G1971 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΙΠΟΘΕΩ.
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.
- ἘΠΕΠΟΘΗΣΑ — I longed for, I yearned for, I greatly desired
- ἘΠΙΠΟΘΕΙΤΕ — you long for, you desire, you crave, you yearn for
- ἘΠΙΠΟΘΕΙΤΩ — let him long for, let him earnestly desire, let him crave, let him yearn for
- ἘΠΙΠΟΘΗΣΑΙ — to long for, to yearn for, to crave, to desire earnestly, to have great affection for
- ἘΠΙΠΟΘΗΣΑΤΕ — long for, earnestly desire, crave, yearn for, covet
- ἘΠΙΠΟΘΟΥΝΤΕΣ — longing, desiring, yearning, craving, eagerly desiring, having a strong affection for
- ἘΠΙΠΟΘΟΥΝΤΩΝ — longing, desiring, yearning, craving, having a strong affection for
- ἘΠΙΠΟΘΩΝ — longing for, earnestly desiring, yearning for, craving, having a strong affection for
- ΕΠΕΠΟΘΟΥΝ — I longed for, I desired, I yearned for, I craved
- ΕΠΙΠΟΘΕΙΤΕ — you long for, you earnestly desire, you crave, you yearn for, you set your heart on
- ΕΠΙΠΟΘΕΩ — long for, desire, yearn, crave, earnestly desire
- ΕΠΙΠΟΘΗΣΑΙ — to long for, to yearn for, to crave, to desire earnestly, to have a strong affection for
- ΕΠΙΠΟΘΗΣΑΤΕ — desire, long for, earnestly desire, crave, yearn for
- ΕΠΙΠΟΘΗΣΗΣ — you long for, you desire, you yearn for, you crave, you earnestly desire
- ΕΠΙΠΟΘΗΣΩ — I will long for, I will earnestly desire, I will yearn for, I will crave
- ΕΠΙΠΟΘΟΥΝΤΕΣ — longing for, earnestly desiring, craving, yearning for, having a strong desire for
- ΕΠΙΠΟΘΟΥΝΤΩΝ — longing for, desiring, yearning for, craving, having a strong affection for
- ΕΠΙΠΟΘΟΥΤΕΣ — longing, desiring, yearning, craving, longing for, desiring greatly
- ΕΠΙΠΟΘΩΝ — longing, desiring, yearning, craving, earnestly desiring
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