2001 Translation

EPITHYMIAS, epithymias

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

Translations: (of) desire, (of) lust, (of) longing, (of) craving

From the root: ΕΠΙΘΥΜΙΑ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to a strong desire or longing, which can be either positive (a good desire) or negative (a sinful lust). It often denotes an intense craving or passion. The meaning depends heavily on the context in which it is used.

Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Feminine

Strong’s number: G1939 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Codex Sinaiticus

• 4 Maccabees — 1:3, 2:4
• Psalms — 77:30, 139:9
• Proverbs — 21:26
• Wisdom — 4:12
• Sirach — 14:14, 18:31
• 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 — 1:12, 1:16, 1:18
• Revelation — 18:14
• Shepherd of Hermas — 2:4, 15:2, 16:4

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
• 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
• 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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