ΕΠΙΘΥΜΙΑ, επιθυμια
EPITHYMIA, epithymia
Sounds Like: eh-pee-thoo-MEE-ah
Translations: desire, a desire, longing, craving, lust
From the root: ΕΠΙΘΥΜΙΑ
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 righteousness, or a negative and sinful craving, often translated as 'lust' when referring to carnal or worldly desires. It is commonly used to describe the inner impulses or inclinations of a person.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G1939 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 4 Maccabees — 1:22, 3:2, 3:12, 3:16
- Psalms — 37:10, 111:10
- 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, 5:2, 6:37, 20:4
- Luke — 22:15
- 1 Thessalonians — 2:17
- James — 1:15
- 1 John — 2:16, 2:17
- Epistle of Barnabas — 10:9, 17:1, 21:7
- Shepherd of Hermas — 1:8
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
- ἘΠΙΘΥΜΙΑΣ — of desire, of longing, of lust, of covetousness, of passion
- 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
- 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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