ἘΠΕΘΥΜΟΥΝ, ἐπεθυμουν
EPETHYMOUN, epethymoun
Sounds Like: eh-peh-thy-MOO-oon
Translations: they desired, they longed for, they coveted, they lusted after
From the root: ἘΠΙΘΥΜΈΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb meaning to desire, long for, or covet. It describes a strong yearning or craving for something, which can be positive (a good desire) or negative (a sinful craving, like lust). It is often used to express a strong inclination or passion towards an object or action.
Inflection: Imperfect Indicative, Active, Third Person Plural
Strong’s number: G1937 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Micah — 2:2
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.
- 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
- ἘΠΙΘΥΜΟΥΝ — they desire, they long for, they covet, they lust after
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