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Lexicon :: Strong's G1937 - epithymeō

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ἐπιθυμέω
Transliteration
epithymeō (Key)
Pronunciation
ep-ee-thoo-meh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:168,339

Strong’s Definitions

ἐπιθυμέω epithyméō, ep-ee-thoo-meh'-o; from G1909 and G2372; to set the heart upon, i.e. long for (rightfully or otherwise):—covet, desire, would fain, lust (after).


KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's G1937 in the following manner: desire (8x), covet (3x), lust (3x), lust after (1x), fain (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x
The KJV translates Strong's G1937 in the following manner: desire (8x), covet (3x), lust (3x), lust after (1x), fain (1x).
  1. to turn upon a thing

  2. to have a desire for, long for, to desire

  3. to lust after, covet

    1. of those who seek things forbidden

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐπιθυμέω epithyméō, ep-ee-thoo-meh'-o; from G1909 and G2372; to set the heart upon, i.e. long for (rightfully or otherwise):—covet, desire, would fain, lust (after).
STRONGS G1937:
ἐπιθυμέω, -ῶ; [imperfect ἐπεθύμουν]; future ἐπιθυμήσω; 1 aorist ἐπεθύμησα; (θυμός); from Aeschylus down; Sept. for אִוָּה and חָמַד; properly, to keep the θυμός turned upon a thing, hence [cf. our to set one's heart upon] to have a desire for, long for; absolutely, to desire [A. V. lust], James 4:2; to lust after, covet, of those who seek things forbidden, Romans 7:7; Romans 13:9 (from Exodus 20:17); 1 Corinthians 10:6 (4 Macc. 2:6); κατά τινος, to have desires opposed to [A. V. lust against] a thing, Galatians 5:17 [Buttmann, 335 (288)]; τινός, to long for, covet a thing, Acts 20:33; 1 Timothy 3:1; of sexual desire, γυναικός, Matthew 5:28 Rec. [see below] (παιδὸς γυναικός, Xenophon, an. 4, 1, 14; with the genitive also in Exodus 34:24; Proverbs 21:26; Proverbs 23:3, 6; Wis. 6:12; Sir. 24:19 (Sir. 24:18), etc.); contrary to the usage of the better Greek writings with the accusative of the object, Matthew 5:28 L Tr (WH brackets), and without an object Tdf. (Exodus 20:17; Deuteronomy 5:21; Micah 2:2; Wis. 16:3; Sir. 1:26 (Sir. 1:23), etc.; cf. Winer's Grammar § 30, 10 b.); as often in Greek writings, followed by the infinitive: Matthew 13:17; Luke 15:16; [Luke 16:21]; Luke 17:22; 1 Peter 1:12; Revelation 9:6; followed by the accusative with the infinitive Hebrews 6:11; ἐπιθυμίᾳ ἐπεθύμησα I have greatly desired, Luke 22:15; cf. Winers Grammar § 54, 3; Buttmann § 133, 22 a.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Exodus
20:17; 20:17; 34:24
Deuteronomy
5:21
Proverbs
21:26; 23:3; 23:6
Micah
2:2
Matthew
5:28; 5:28; 13:17
Luke
15:16; 16:21; 17:22; 22:15
Acts
20:33
Romans
7:7; 13:9
1 Corinthians
10:6
Galatians
5:17
1 Timothy
3:1
Hebrews
6:11
James
4:2
1 Peter
1:12
Revelation
9:6

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1937 matches the Greek ἐπιθυμέω (epithymeō),
which occurs 38 times in 34 verses in the LXX Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:30 - “So now you have indeed gone away because you longed greatly for your father’s house; but why did you steal my gods?”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:14 -

“Issachar is [fn]a strong donkey,

Lying down between the [fn]sheepfolds.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 20:17 -

“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife or his male slave or his female slave or his ox or his donkey or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:24 - “For I will dispossess nations before you and enlarge your borders, and no man shall covet your land when you go up three times a year to appear before Yahweh your God.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:4 -

And the rabble who were among them [fn]had greedy desires; and also the sons of Israel wept again and said, “Who will give us [fn]meat to eat?

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:21 -

‘You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, and you shall not desire your neighbor’s house, his field, or his male slave or his female slave, his ox or his donkey or anything that belongs to your neighbor.’

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:25 - “The graven images of their gods you are to burn with fire; you shall not covet the silver or the gold that is on them, nor take it for yourselves, lest you be snared by it, for it is an abomination to Yahweh your God.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:20 -

“When Yahweh your God enlarges your territory as He has promised you, and you say, ‘I will eat meat,’ because [fn]you desire to eat meat, then you may eat meat, [fn]whatever you desire.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:26 - “And you may spend the money for whatever your [fn]heart desires: for oxen or sheep or wine or strong drink or whatever your [fn]heart [fn]desires; and there you shall eat in the presence of Yahweh your God and be glad, you and your household.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 18:6 -

“Now if a Levite comes from any of your gates of the towns throughout Israel where he sojourns and comes [fn]whenever he desires to the place which Yahweh chooses,

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:16 - Then the man would say to him, “They must surely offer up the fat in smoke [fn]first, and then take as much as your soul desires,” then he would say, “No, you shall give it now; and if not, I will take it by force.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:4 - Then Jonathan said to David, “Whatever your soul says, I will do for you.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:21 - And Abner said to David, “Let me arise and go and gather all Israel to my lord the king, that they may cut a covenant with you, and that you may be king over all that your soul desires.” So David sent Abner away, and he went in peace.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:15 - Then David had a craving and said, “Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:37 - ‘And I will take you, and you shall reign over whatever your soul desires, and you shall be king over Israel.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:17 - Then David had a craving and said, “Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 8:6 - and Baalath and all the storage cities which Solomon had, and all the cities for [fn]his chariots, and the cities for [fn]his horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land [fn]under his rule.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:20 -

So that his life loathes bread,

And his soul favorite food.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:11 -

Then the King will desire your beauty.

Because He is your Lord, bow down to Him.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:14 -

But craved intensely in the wilderness,

And put God to the test in the wasteland.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:20 -

My soul is crushed [fn]with longing

For Your judgments at all times.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:40 -

Behold, I long for Your precepts;

Revive me in Your righteousness.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:26 -

All day long he [fn]is insatiably craving,

While the righteous gives and does not hold back.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:3 -

Do not desire his delicacies,

For it is bread of falsehood.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:6 -

Do not eat the bread of [fn]a selfish man,

And do not desire his delicacies;

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:1 -

Do not be jealous of evil men,

And do not desire to be with them;

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 6:2 - a man to whom God gives riches and wealth and honor so that his soul lacks nothing of all that he desires; yet God does not empower him to eat from them, for a foreigner eats from them. This is [fn]vanity and a sickening evil.
Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:3 -

[fn]Like an [fn]apple tree among the trees of the forest,

So is my beloved among the sons.

In his shade I had great desire and sat down,

And his fruit was sweet to my [fn]taste.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:29 -

For [fn]you will be ashamed of the [fn]oaks which you have desired,

And you will be humiliated because of the gardens which you have chosen.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:9 -

At night [fn]my soul longs for You,

Indeed, [fn]my spirit within me seeks You earnestly;

For when the earth [fn]experiences Your judgments,

The inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:24 -

“You have not bought Me [fn]sweet cane with money,

Nor have you satisfied Me with the fat of your sacrifices;

Rather you have burdened Me with your sins;

You have wearied Me with your iniquities.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:2 -

“Yet they seek Me day by day and find pleasure in knowing My ways,

As a nation that has done righteousness

And has not forsaken the judgment of their God.

They ask Me for righteous judgments;

They find pleasure in the nearness of God.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:11 -

“And Yahweh will continually guide you,

And satisfy your soul in scorched places,

And fortify your bones;

And you will be like a watered garden,

And like a spring of water whose waters do not [fn]fail.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:16 -

But as for me, I have not hurried away from being a shepherd after You,

Nor have I longed for the [fn]sickening day;

You Yourself know that the utterance of my lips

Was in Your presence.

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