ἐπιθυμέω

epithumeō
to long for
Strong’s G1937Verb16 times in the New Testament (critical text)

Where it occurs

Translated as

you will covet2
to lust after1
longed1
he was longing1
desiring1
you will desire1
i have desired1
i coveted1

In the text

Abbott-Smith

ἐπιθυμέω, -ῶ
(θυμός), [in LXX chiefly for אָוָה pi., hithp.; also for חָמַד, etc. ;]
to set one's heart upon, desire, lust after, covet: absol., Jas.4:2, Rom.7:7 13:9" (LXX), 1Co.10:6 (of. 4Ma.2:6); before κατά (against, in opposition to), Gal.5:17; prop. (as in cl.) with genitive, Act.20:33, 1Ti.3:1; in late Gk. also with accusative (M, Pr., 65), Mat.5:28 (Rec. αὐτῆς; T omits; cf. Exo.20:17, Mic.2:2, Wis.16:3, al.); with inf., Mat.13:17, Luk.15:16 16:21 17:22, 1Pe.1:12, Rev.9:6; with accusative and inf., Heb.6:11; as in Hebrew, ἐπιθυμία ἐπεθύμησα, Luk.22:15.†
SYN.: ὀρέγω (cf. Field, Notes, 204), θέλω (DCG. i, 453)
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Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.