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Lexicon :: Strong's G1939 - epithymia

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ἐπιθυμία
Transliteration
epithymia (Key)
Pronunciation
ep-ee-thoo-mee'-ah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:168,339

Trench's Synonyms: lxxxvii. πάθος, ἐπιθυμία, ὁρμή, ὄρεξις.

Strong’s Definitions

ἐπιθυμία epithymía, ep-ee-thoo-mee'-ah; from G1937; a longing (especially for what is forbidden):—concupiscence, desire, lust (after).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 38x

The KJV translates Strong's G1939 in the following manner: lust (31x), concupiscence (3x), desire (3x), lust after (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 38x
The KJV translates Strong's G1939 in the following manner: lust (31x), concupiscence (3x), desire (3x), lust after (1x).

  1. desire, craving, longing, desire for what is forbidden, lust

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐπιθυμία epithymía, ep-ee-thoo-mee'-ah; from G1937; a longing (especially for what is forbidden):—concupiscence, desire, lust (after).
STRONGS G1939:
ἐπιθυμία, ἐπιθυμίας, ἡ (ἐπιθυμέω) (from Herodotus on), the Sept. chiefly for תַּאֲוָה, אַוָּה, חֲמוּד; desire, craving, longing: Luke 22:15 (on which sevin ἐπιθυμέω, at the end); Revelation 18:14; τήν ἐπιθυμίαν ἔχειν εἰς τί, the desire directed toward, Philippians 1:23; ἐν πολλή ἐπιθυμία with great desire, 1 Thessalonians 2:17; plural αἱ περί τά λοιπά ἐπιθυμίαι, Mark 4:19 (Winers Grammar, § 30, 3 N. 5); specifically, desire for what is forbidden, lust (Vulg.concupiscentia): Romans 7:7; James 1:14; 2 Peter 1:4; πάθος ἐπιθυμίας, 1 Thessalonians 4:5; ἐπιθυμία κακῇ, Colossians 3:5 (Proverbs 21:26; (Proverbs 12:12); Plato, legg. 9, p. 854 a.; πονηρά, Xenophon, mem. 1, 2, 64; ἀγαθή, Sir. 14:14 where see Fritzsche (who cites also Proverbs 11:23; Proverbs 13:12)); plural, Galatians 5:24; 1 Timothy 6:9; 2 Timothy 2:22; 2 Timothy 4:3; 1 Peter 1:14; 1 Peter 4:2; with a genitive of the object, ἐπιθυμία μιασμοῦ, for unclean contact, 2 Peter 2:10 (others with Winer's Grammar, § 34, 3 b. take μιασμοῦ as the genitive of quality); with a genitive of the subject, αἱ ἐπιθυμίαι τῶν καρδιῶν, Romans 1:24; with a genitive of the thing by which the desire is excited, ἡ ἐπιθυμία τοῦ κόσμου, 1 John 2:17; τοῦ σώματος, Romans 6:12; τῆς ἀπάτης (see ἀπάτη), Ephesians 4:22; τῆς σαρκός, τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν, 1 John 2:16 (cf. Huther ad loc.); 2 Peter 2:18; τέλειν σαρκός, Galatians 5:16; αἱ σαρκικαι ἐπιθυμίαι, 1 Peter 2:11 (ψυχικαί, σωματικαί, 4 Macc. 1:32); αἱ κοσμικαι ἐπιθυμίαι, Titus 2:12; εἰς ἐπιθυμίας to arouse lusts, Romans 13:14; ποιεῖν τάς ἐπιθυμίας, John 8:44; ὑπακούειν ταῖς ἐπιθυμίαις, Romans 6:12 (L T Tr WH); δουλεύειν ἐπιθυμίαις (see δουλεύω, 2 b.), Titus 3:3; ἄγεσθαι ἐπιθυμίαις, 2 Timothy 3:6; πορεύεσθαι ἐν ἐπιθυμίαις, 1 Peter 4:3; πορεύεσθαι κατά τάς ἐπιθυμίας, Jude 1:16, 18; 2 Peter 3:3; ἀναστρέφεσθαι ἐν ταῖς ἐπιθυμίαις τῆς σαρκός, Ephesians 2:3. (Synonym: cf. πάθος, and see Trench, § lxxxvii.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Proverbs
11:23; 12:12; 13:12; 21:26
Mark
4:19
Luke
22:15
John
8:44
Romans
1:24; 6:12; 6:12; 7:7; 13:14
Galatians
5:16; 5:24
Ephesians
2:3; 4:22
Philippians
1:23
Colossians
3:5
1 Thessalonians
2:17; 4:5
1 Timothy
6:9
2 Timothy
2:22; 3:6; 4:3
Titus
2:12; 3:3
James
1:14
1 Peter
1:14; 2:11; 4:2; 4:3
2 Peter
1:4; 2:10; 2:18; 3:3
1 John
2:16; 2:17
Jude
1:16; 1:18
Revelation
18:14

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1939 matches the Greek ἐπιθυμία (epithymia),
which occurs 40 times in 40 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:30 - νῦν οὖν πεπόρευσαι ἐπιθυμίᾳ G1939 γὰρ ἐπεθύμησας ἀπελθεῖν εἰς τὸν οἶκον τοῦ πατρός σου ἵνα τί ἔκλεψας τοὺς θεούς μου

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:6 - εἰς βουλὴν αὐτῶν μὴ ἔλθοι ἡ ψυχή μου καὶ ἐπὶ τῇ συστάσει αὐτῶν μὴ ἐρείσαι τὰ ἥπατά μου ὅτι ἐν τῷ θυμῷ αὐτῶν ἀπέκτειναν ἀνθρώπους καὶ ἐν τῇ ἐπιθυμίᾳ G1939 αὐτῶν ἐνευροκόπησαν ταῦρον

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:4 - καὶ ὁ ἐπίμικτος ὁ ἐν αὐτοῖς ἐπεθύμησαν ἐπιθυμίαν G1939 καὶ καθίσαντες ἔκλαιον καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ Ισραηλ καὶ εἶπαν τίς ἡμᾶς ψωμιεῖ κρέα

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 11:34

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:34 - καὶ ἐκλήθη τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ τόπου ἐκείνου μνήματα τῆς ἐπιθυμίας G1939 ὅτι ἐκεῖ ἔθαψαν τὸν λαὸν τὸν ἐπιθυμητήν

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 11:35

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:35 - ἀπὸ μνημάτων ἐπιθυμίας G1939 ἐξῆρεν ὁ λαὸς εἰς Ασηρωθ καὶ ἐγένετο ὁ λαὸς ἐν Ασηρωθ

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 33:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 33:16 - καὶ ἀπῆραν ἐκ τῆς ἐρήμου Σινα καὶ παρενέβαλον ἐν Μνήμασιν τῆς ἐπιθυμίας G1939

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 33:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 33:17 - καὶ ἀπῆραν ἐκ Μνημάτων ἐπιθυμίας G1939 καὶ παρενέβαλον ἐν Ασηρωθ

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 9:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:22 - καὶ ἐν τῷ Ἐμπυρισμῷ καὶ ἐν τῷ Πειρασμῷ καὶ ἐν τοῖς Μνήμασιν τῆς ἐπιθυμίας G1939 παροξύνοντες ἦτε κύριον τὸν θεὸν ὑμῶν

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 12:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:15 - ἀλλ᾽ ἢ ἐν πάσῃ ἐπιθυμίᾳ G1939 σου θύσεις καὶ φάγῃ κρέα κατὰ τὴν εὐλογίαν κυρίου τοῦ θεοῦ σου ἣν ἔδωκέν σοι ἐν πάσῃ πόλει ὁ ἀκάθαρτος ἐν σοὶ καὶ ὁ καθαρὸς ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ φάγεται αὐτὸ ὡς δορκάδα ἢ ἔλαφον

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 12:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:20 - ἐὰν δὲ ἐμπλατύνῃ κύριος ὁ θεός σου τὰ ὅριά σου καθάπερ ἐλάλησέν σοι καὶ ἐρεῖς φάγομαι κρέα ἐὰν ἐπιθυμήσῃ ἡ ψυχή σου ὥστε φαγεῖν κρέα ἐν πάσῃ ἐπιθυμίᾳ G1939 τῆς ψυχῆς σου φάγῃ κρέα

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 12:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:21 - ἐὰν δὲ μακρότερον ἀπέχῃ σου ὁ τόπος ὃν ἂν ἐκλέξηται κύριος ὁ θεός σου ἐπικληθῆναι τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ ἐκεῖ καὶ θύσεις ἀπὸ τῶν βοῶν σου καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν προβάτων σου ὧν ἂν δῷ ὁ θεός σοι ὃν τρόπον ἐνετειλάμην σοι καὶ φάγῃ ἐν ταῖς πόλεσίν σου κατὰ τὴν ἐπιθυμίαν G1939 τῆς ψυχῆς σου

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 8:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 8:6 - καὶ τὴν Βααλαθ καὶ πάσας τὰς πόλεις τὰς ὀχυράς αἳ ἦσαν τῷ Σαλωμων καὶ πάσας τὰς πόλεις τῶν ἁρμάτων καὶ τὰς πόλεις τῶν ἱππέων καὶ ὅσα ἐπεθύμησεν Σαλωμων κατὰ τὴν ἐπιθυμίαν G1939 τοῦ οἰκοδομῆσαι ἐν Ιερουσαλημ καὶ ἐν τῷ Λιβάνῳ καὶ ἐν πάσῃ τῇ βασιλείᾳ αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:20 - οὐκ ἔστιν αὐτοῦ σωτηρία τοῖς ὑπάρχουσιν ἐν ἐπιθυμίᾳ G1939 αὐτοῦ οὐ σωθήσεται

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:3 - (LXX 9:24)ὅτι ἐπαινεῖται ὁ ἁμαρτωλὸς ἐν ταῖς ἐπιθυμίαις G1939 τῆς ψυχῆς αὐτοῦ καὶ ὁ ἀδικῶν ἐνευλογεῖται

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:17 - (LXX 9:38)τὴν ἐπιθυμίαν G1939 τῶν πενήτων εἰσήκουσεν κύριος τὴν ἑτοιμασίαν τῆς καρδίας αὐτῶν προσέσχεν τὸ οὖς σου

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 21:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 21:2 - (LXX 20:3)τὴν ἐπιθυμίαν G1939 τῆς ψυχῆς αὐτοῦ ἔδωκας αὐτῷ καὶ τὴν θέλησιν τῶν χειλέων αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἐστέρησας αὐτόν διάψαλμα

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 38:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:9 - (LXX 37:10)κύριε ἐναντίον σου πᾶσα ἡ ἐπιθυμία G1939 μου καὶ ὁ στεναγμός μου ἀπὸ σοῦ οὐκ ἐκρύβη

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:29 - (LXX 77:29)καὶ ἐφάγοσαν καὶ ἐνεπλήσθησαν σφόδρα καὶ τὴν ἐπιθυμίαν G1939 αὐτῶν ἤνεγκεν αὐτοῖς

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:30 - (LXX 77:30)οὐκ ἐστερήθησαν ἀπὸ τῆς ἐπιθυμίας G1939 αὐτῶν ἔτι τῆς βρώσεως αὐτῶν οὔσης ἐν τῷ στόματι αὐτῶν

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 103:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:5 - (LXX 102:5)τὸν ἐμπιπλῶντα ἐν ἀγαθοῖς τὴν ἐπιθυμίαν G1939 σου ἀνακαινισθήσεται ὡς ἀετοῦ ἡ νεότης σου

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:14 - (LXX 105:14)καὶ ἐπεθύμησαν ἐπιθυμίαν G1939 ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ καὶ ἐπείρασαν τὸν θεὸν ἐν ἀνύδρῳ

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 112:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:10 - (LXX 111:10)ἁμαρτωλὸς ὄψεται καὶ ὀργισθήσεται τοὺς ὀδόντας αὐτοῦ βρύξει καὶ τακήσεται ἐπιθυμία G1939 ἁμαρτωλῶν ἀπολεῖται

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 127:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 127:5 - (LXX 126:5)μακάριος ἄνθρωπος ὃς πληρώσει τὴν ἐπιθυμίαν G1939 αὐτοῦ ἐξ αὐτῶν οὐ καταισχυνθήσονται ὅταν λαλῶσι τοῖς ἐχθροῖς αὐτῶν ἐν πύλῃ

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 140:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:8 - (LXX 139:9)μὴ παραδῷς με κύριε ἀπὸ τῆς ἐπιθυμίας G1939 μου ἁμαρτωλῷ διελογίσαντο κατ᾽ ἐμοῦ μὴ ἐγκαταλίπῃς με μήποτε ὑψωθῶσιν διάψαλμα

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:25 - μή σε νικήσῃ κάλλους ἐπιθυμία G1939 μηδὲ ἀγρευθῇς σοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς μηδὲ συναρπασθῇς ἀπὸ τῶν αὐτῆς βλεφάρων

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:24 - ἐν ἀπωλείᾳ ἀσεβὴς περιφέρεται ἐπιθυμία G1939 δὲ δικαίου δεκτή

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:23 - ἐπιθυμία G1939 δικαίων πᾶσα ἀγαθή ἐλπὶς δὲ ἀσεβῶν ἀπολεῖται

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:12 - ἐπιθυμίαι G1939 ἀσεβῶν κακαί αἱ δὲ ῥίζαι τῶν εὐσεβῶν ἐν ὀχυρώμασιν

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:4 - ἐν ἐπιθυμίαις G1939 ἐστὶν πᾶς ἀεργός χεῖρες δὲ ἀνδρείων ἐν ἐπιμελείᾳ

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:12 - κρείσσων ἐναρχόμενος βοηθῶν καρδίᾳ τοῦ ἐπαγγελλομένου καὶ εἰς ἐλπίδα ἄγοντος δένδρον γὰρ ζωῆς ἐπιθυμία G1939 ἀγαθή

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:19 - ἐπιθυμίαι G1939 εὐσεβῶν ἡδύνουσιν ψυχήν ἔργα δὲ ἀσεβῶν μακρὰν ἀπὸ γνώσεως

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:25 - ἐπιθυμίαι G1939 ὀκνηρὸν ἀποκτείνουσιν οὐ γὰρ προαιροῦνται αἱ χεῖρες αὐτοῦ ποιεῖν τι

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:26 - ἀσεβὴς ἐπιθυμεῖ ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν ἐπιθυμίας G1939 κακάς ὁ δὲ δίκαιος ἐλεᾷ καὶ οἰκτίρει ἀφειδῶς

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:16 - φάρυγξ αὐτοῦ γλυκασμοὶ καὶ ὅλος ἐπιθυμία G1939 οὗτος ἀδελφιδός μου καὶ οὗτος πλησίον μου θυγατέρες Ιερουσαλημ

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:24 - ἐπλάτυνεν ἐφ᾽ ὕδατα ἐρήμου ἐν ἐπιθυμίαις G1939 ψυχῆς αὐτῆς ἐπνευματοφορεῖτο παρεδόθη τίς ἐπιστρέψει αὐτήν πάντες οἱ ζητοῦντες αὐτὴν οὐ κοπιάσουσιν ἐν τῇ ταπεινώσει αὐτῆς εὑρήσουσιν αὐτήν

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 9:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:23 - ἐν ἀρχῇ τῆς δεήσεώς σου ἐξῆλθεν λόγος καὶ ἐγὼ ἦλθον τοῦ ἀναγγεῖλαί σοι ὅτι ἀνὴρ ἐπιθυμιῶν G1939 σὺ εἶ καὶ ἐννοήθητι ἐν τῷ ῥήματι καὶ σύνες ἐν τῇ ὀπτασίᾳ

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:3 - ἄρτον ἐπιθυμιῶν G1939 οὐκ ἔφαγον καὶ κρέας καὶ οἶνος οὐκ εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὸ στόμα μου καὶ ἄλειμμα οὐκ ἠλειψάμην ἕως πληρώσεως τριῶν ἑβδομάδων ἡμερῶν

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 10:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:11 - καὶ εἶπεν πρός με Δανιηλ ἀνὴρ ἐπιθυμιῶν G1939 σύνες ἐν τοῖς λόγοις οἷς ἐγὼ λαλῶ πρὸς σέ καὶ στῆθι ἐπὶ τῇ στάσει σου ὅτι νῦν ἀπεστάλην πρὸς σέ καὶ ἐν τῷ λαλῆσαι αὐτὸν πρός με τὸν λόγον τοῦτον ἀνέστην ἔντρομος

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 10:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:19 - καὶ εἶπέν μοι μὴ φοβοῦ ἀνὴρ ἐπιθυμιῶν G1939 εἰρήνη σοι ἀνδρίζου καὶ ἴσχυε καὶ ἐν τῷ λαλῆσαι αὐτὸν μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ ἴσχυσα καὶ εἶπα λαλείτω ὁ κύριός μου ὅτι ἐνίσχυσάς με

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:37

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:37 - καὶ ἐπὶ πάντας θεοὺς τῶν πατέρων αὐτοῦ οὐ συνήσει καὶ ἐπὶ ἐπιθυμίαν G1939 γυναικῶν καὶ ἐπὶ πᾶν θεὸν οὐ συνήσει ὅτι ἐπὶ πάντας μεγαλυνθήσεται
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