2001 Translation

EPITHYMIA, epithymia

Sounds Like: eh-pee-thoo-MEE-ah

Translations: desire, a desire, longing, lust, craving

From the root: ἘΠΙΘΥΜΙΑ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to a strong desire or longing, which can be either good or bad depending on the context. It can denote a legitimate and positive desire, such as a longing for something good, or it can refer to an evil and sinful craving, often translated as 'lust'. It is a compound word formed from 'ἐπί' (upon, toward) and 'θυμός' (passion, spirit).

Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine

Strong’s number: G1939 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Barnabus

• Letter of Barnabas — 17:1, 21:7

Clement of Alexandria

• Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 4:19, 10:75

Josephus' Against Apion

• Book One — 14:77, 17:111

Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews

• Book 1 — 10:185
• Book 4 — 5:92
• Book 6 — 5:93
• Book 7 — 15:384
• Book 8 — 6:165
• Book 13 — 16:432
• Book 16 — 3:67
• Book 17 — 6:169, 9:206, 10:272, 13:352
• Book 18 — 1:8
• Book 19 — 1:23

Josephus' The Jewish War

• Book One — 18:13
• Book Two — 14:35
• Book Four — 3:55
• Book Five — 1:5
• Book Seven — 8:10

Polycarp of Smyrna

• Polycarp’s Letter to the Philippians — 5:3

Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

• Genesis — 31:30, 49:6
• Deuteronomy — 12:15, 12:20
• 4 Maccabees — 1:22, 3:2, 3:11, 3:12, 3:16
• Psalms — 37:10, 111:10
• Psalms of Solomon — 2:27, 4:23, 14:4
• Proverbs — 6:25, 10:24, 11:23, 13:12
• Song of Solomon — 5:16
• Job — 20:20
• Wisdom — 6:17, 6:20, 16:21, 19:11
• Sirach — 3:29, 6:37, 20:4
• Daniel (Theodotion) — 11:37, 13:8, 13:20, 13:56
• Daniel (Old Greek) — 11:37, 13:56

The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments

• Mandate 6 — 2:5
• Mandate 8 — 1:5
• Mandate 12 — 1:2, 1:3, 2:1, 2:2, 2:4, 2:5, 3:1

The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables

• Parable 5 — 1:4
• Parable 9 — 26:2

The Shepherd of Hermas — Visions

• Vision 1 — 1:8

Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

• Luke — 22:15
• 1 Thessalonians — 2:17
• James — 1:15
• 2 Peter — 1:4, 2:10
• 1 John — 2:16, 2:17

Twelve Disciples

• The Didache — 3:3

From the same root

No other words from the same root, ἘΠΙΘΥΜΙΑ, appear in our texts.

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