G1937Verb16 times in the New Testament (critical text)Where it occurs
Translated as
In the text
- Matthew 5:28ἐπιθυμῆσαι
But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
- Luke 15:16ἐπεθύμει
He longed to fill his belly with the pods the pigs were eating, but no one would give him a thing.
- Acts 20:33ἐπεθύμησα
I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.
- Romans 7:7ἐπιθυμήσεις
What then shall we say? Is the law sin? Certainly not! Indeed, I would not have been mindful of sin if not for the law. For I would not have been aware of coveting if the law had not said, “Do not covet.”
- 1 Corinthians 10:6ἐπεθύμησαν
These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did.
- Galatians 5:17ἐπιθυμεῖ
For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want.
Abbott-Smith
(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.