ἘΠΙΘΥΜΙΑΣ, ἐπιθυμιας
EPITHYMIAS, epithymias
Sounds Like: ep-ee-thoo-MEE-as
Translations: of desire, of longing, of lust, of covetousness, of passion
From the root: ΕΠΙΘΥΜΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a strong desire, longing, or craving. It can be used in a neutral sense for any strong desire, but often carries a negative connotation, referring to lust, covetousness, or unbridled passion, especially in a moral or ethical context. It is a compound word formed from the preposition ἘΠΙ (upon, over) and ΘΥΜΟΣ (passion, spirit).
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Feminine
Strong’s number: G1939 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 3:15
Clement of Rome
Ignatius of Antioch
- Ignatius’ Letter to Polycarp — 4:3
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 28:256
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 1 — 12:208, 19:307
- Book 2 — 4:43, 4:51, 4:55
- Book 3 — 13:299
- Book 4 — 6:132, 8:244, 8:245, 8:259
- Book 6 — 13:279, 13:295
- Book 7 — 7:130, 8:163, 8:164, 8:168
- Book 11 — 5:176
- Book 15 — 4:88, 4:97, 9:319
- Book 17 — 10:253
- Book 18 — 8:272, 9:350
Josephus' The Jewish War
Justin Martyr
- First Apology of Justin Martyr — 16:1
Polycarp of Smyrna
- Polycarp’s Letter to the Philippians — 7:1
Pseudo Clement of Rome
- Clement’s Second Letter — 16:2
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Numbers — 11:34, 11:35, 33:16, 33:17
- Deuteronomy — 9:22
- 4 Maccabees — 1:3, 2:4
- Psalms — 77:30, 139:9
- Psalms of Solomon — 4:12, 4:13
- Proverbs — 21:26
- Wisdom — 4:12
- Sirach — 14:14, 18:31
- Daniel (Old Greek) — 11:43, 13:32
The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
The Shepherd of Hermas — Visions
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- John — 8:44
- Romans — 13:14
- Ephesians — 4:22
- 1 Thessalonians — 4:5
- 1 Timothy — 6:9
- 2 Timothy — 2:22, 4:3
- Titus — 2:12
- James — 1:14
- 2 Peter — 3:3
- Jude — 1:16, 1:18
- Revelation — 18:14
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΙΘΥΜΙΑ.
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.
- ἘΠΙΘΟΜΙΑΙΣ — (to) desires, (with) desires, (by) desires, (for) desires, (to) lusts, (with) lusts, (by) lusts, (for) lusts
- ἘΠΙΘΥΜΗΜΑΤΑ — desires, cravings, lusts, objects of desire
- ἘΠΙΘΥΜΙΑΙ — desires, cravings, lusts, longings
- ἘΠΙΘΥΜΙΑΙΣ — desires, lusts, cravings, passions
- ἘΠΙΘΥΜΙΑΝ — desire, a desire, lust, a lust, longing, a longing, craving, a craving
- ἘΠΙΘΥΜΙΩΝ — of desires, of lusts, of cravings, of longings
- ΕΠΙΘΟΜΙΑ — desire, a desire, longing, a longing, craving, a craving, lust, a lust
- ΕΠΙΘΥΜ — desire, covet, long for, lust, a desire, a longing, a lust
- ΕΠΙΘΥΜΙ — desire, a desire, lust, a lust, longing, a longing, craving, a craving
- ΕΠΙΘΥΜΙΑ — desire, a desire, longing, craving, lust
- ΕΠΙΘΥΜΙΑʼ — desire, a desire, longing, lust, coveting, a coveting
- ΕΠΙΘΥΜΙΑΙ — desires, lusts, cravings, passions
- ΕΠΙΘΥΜΙΑΙΣ — to desires, to lusts, to cravings, to longings
- ΕΠΙΘΥΜΙΑΝ — desire, a desire, lust, a lust, longing, a longing, craving, a craving
- ΕΠΙΘΥΜΙΑΣ — (of) desire, (of) lust, (of) longing, (of) craving
- ΕΠΙΘΥΜΙΩ — (of) desires, (of) lusts, (of) cravings, (of) longings
- ΕΠΙΘΥΜΙΩΝ — of desires, of lusts, of cravings, of longings
- ΚΑΤΕΠΙΘΥΜΙΣ — lust, strong desire, covetousness, an intense craving
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