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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 38 times in 37 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 4:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:19 - καὶ αἱ μέριμναι τοῦ αἰῶνος καὶ ἡ ἀπάτη τοῦ πλούτου καὶ αἱ περὶ τὰ λοιπὰ ἐπιθυμίαι G1939 εἰσπορευόμεναι συμπνίγουσιν τὸν λόγον καὶ ἄκαρπος γίνεται

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:15 - καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς ἐπιθυμίᾳ G1939 ἐπεθύμησα τοῦτο τὸ πάσχα φαγεῖν μεθ᾽ ὑμῶν πρὸ τοῦ με παθεῖν

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:44

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:44 - ὑμεῖς ἐκ τοῦ πατρὸς τοῦ διαβόλου ἐστὲ καὶ τὰς ἐπιθυμίας G1939 τοῦ πατρὸς ὑμῶν θέλετε ποιεῖν ἐκεῖνος ἀνθρωποκτόνος ἦν ἀπ᾽ ἀρχῆς καὶ ἐν τῇ ἀληθείᾳ οὐκ ἔστηκεν ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν ἀλήθεια ἐν αὐτῷ ὅταν λαλῇ τὸ ψεῦδος ἐκ τῶν ἰδίων λαλεῖ ὅτι ψεύστης ἐστὶν καὶ ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 1:24

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:24 - διὸ παρέδωκεν αὐτοὺς ὁ θεὸς ἐν ταῖς ἐπιθυμίαις G1939 τῶν καρδιῶν αὐτῶν εἰς ἀκαθαρσίαν τοῦ ἀτιμάζεσθαι τὰ σώματα αὐτῶν ἐν αὐτοῖς

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 6:12 - μὴ οὖν βασιλευέτω ἡ ἁμαρτία ἐν τῷ θνητῷ ὑμῶν σώματι εἰς τὸ ὑπακούειν ταῖς ἐπιθυμίαις G1939 αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:7 - τί οὖν ἐροῦμεν ὁ νόμος ἁμαρτία μὴ γένοιτο ἀλλὰ τὴν ἁμαρτίαν οὐκ ἔγνων εἰ μὴ διὰ νόμου τήν τε γὰρ ἐπιθυμίαν G1939 οὐκ ᾔδειν εἰ μὴ ὁ νόμος ἔλεγεν οὐκ ἐπιθυμήσεις

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:8 - ἀφορμὴν δὲ λαβοῦσα ἡ ἁμαρτία διὰ τῆς ἐντολῆς κατειργάσατο ἐν ἐμοὶ πᾶσαν ἐπιθυμίαν G1939 χωρὶς γὰρ νόμου ἁμαρτία νεκρά

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:14 - ἀλλὰ ἐνδύσασθε τὸν κύριον Ἰησοῦν Χριστόν καὶ τῆς σαρκὸς πρόνοιαν μὴ ποιεῖσθε εἰς ἐπιθυμίας G1939

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 5:16 - λέγω δέ πνεύματι περιπατεῖτε καὶ ἐπιθυμίαν G1939 σαρκὸς οὐ μὴ τελέσητε

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 5:24

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 5:24 - οἱ δὲ τοῦ Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ τὴν σάρκα ἐσταύρωσαν σὺν τοῖς παθήμασιν καὶ ταῖς ἐπιθυμίαις G1939

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:3 - ἐν οἷς καὶ ἡμεῖς πάντες ἀνεστράφημέν ποτε ἐν ταῖς ἐπιθυμίαις G1939 τῆς σαρκὸς ἡμῶν ποιοῦντες τὰ θελήματα τῆς σαρκὸς καὶ τῶν διανοιῶν καὶ ἤμεθα τέκνα φύσει ὀργῆς ὡς καὶ οἱ λοιποί

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 4:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:22 - ἀποθέσθαι ὑμᾶς κατὰ τὴν προτέραν ἀναστροφὴν τὸν παλαιὸν ἄνθρωπον τὸν φθειρόμενον κατὰ τὰς ἐπιθυμίας G1939 τῆς ἀπάτης

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:23 - συνέχομαι δὲ ἐκ τῶν δύο τὴν ἐπιθυμίαν G1939 ἔχων εἰς τὸ ἀναλῦσαι καὶ σὺν Χριστῷ εἶναι πολλῷ γὰρ μᾶλλον κρεῖσσον

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 3:5 - νεκρώσατε οὖν τὰ μέλη τὰ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς πορνείαν ἀκαθαρσίαν πάθος ἐπιθυμίαν G1939 κακήν καὶ τὴν πλεονεξίαν ἥτις ἐστὶν εἰδωλολατρία

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 2:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:17 - ἡμεῖς δέ ἀδελφοί ἀπορφανισθέντες ἀφ᾽ ὑμῶν πρὸς καιρὸν ὥρας προσώπῳ οὐ καρδίᾳ περισσοτέρως ἐσπουδάσαμεν τὸ πρόσωπον ὑμῶν ἰδεῖν ἐν πολλῇ ἐπιθυμίᾳ G1939

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 4:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:5 - μὴ ἐν πάθει ἐπιθυμίας G1939 καθάπερ καὶ τὰ ἔθνη τὰ μὴ εἰδότα τὸν θεόν

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 6:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:9 - οἱ δὲ βουλόμενοι πλουτεῖν ἐμπίπτουσιν εἰς πειρασμὸν καὶ παγίδα καὶ ἐπιθυμίας G1939 πολλὰς ἀνοήτους καὶ βλαβεράς αἵτινες βυθίζουσιν τοὺς ἀνθρώπους εἰς ὄλεθρον καὶ ἀπώλειαν

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 2:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:22 - τὰς δὲ νεωτερικὰς ἐπιθυμίας G1939 φεῦγε δίωκε δὲ δικαιοσύνην πίστιν ἀγάπην εἰρήνην μετὰ τῶν ἐπικαλουμένων τὸν κύριον ἐκ καθαρᾶς καρδίας

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 3:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 3:6 - ἐκ τούτων γάρ εἰσιν οἱ ἐνδύνοντες εἰς τὰς οἰκίας καὶ αἰχμαλωτίζοντες γυναικάρια σεσωρευμένα ἁμαρτίαις ἀγόμενα ἐπιθυμίαις G1939 ποικίλαις

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 4:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 4:3 - ἔσται γὰρ καιρὸς ὅτε τῆς ὑγιαινούσης διδασκαλίας οὐκ ἀνέξονται ἀλλὰ κατὰ τὰς ἰδίας ἐπιθυμίας G1939 ἑαυτοῖς ἐπισωρεύσουσιν διδασκάλους κνηθόμενοι τὴν ἀκοήν

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Unchecked Copy Box Tit 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 2:12 - παιδεύουσα ἡμᾶς ἵνα ἀρνησάμενοι τὴν ἀσέβειαν καὶ τὰς κοσμικὰς ἐπιθυμίας G1939 σωφρόνως καὶ δικαίως καὶ εὐσεβῶς ζήσωμεν ἐν τῷ νῦν αἰῶνι

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Unchecked Copy Box Tit 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 3:3 - ἦμεν γάρ ποτε καὶ ἡμεῖς ἀνόητοι ἀπειθεῖς πλανώμενοι δουλεύοντες ἐπιθυμίαις G1939 καὶ ἡδοναῖς ποικίλαις ἐν κακίᾳ καὶ φθόνῳ διάγοντες στυγητοί μισοῦντες ἀλλήλους

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:14 - ἕκαστος δὲ πειράζεται ὑπὸ τῆς ἰδίας ἐπιθυμίας G1939 ἐξελκόμενος καὶ δελεαζόμενος

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:15 - εἶτα ἡ ἐπιθυμία G1939 συλλαβοῦσα τίκτει ἁμαρτίαν ἡ δὲ ἁμαρτία ἀποτελεσθεῖσα ἀποκύει θάνατον

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 1:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:14 - ὡς τέκνα ὑπακοῆς μὴ συσχηματιζόμενοι ταῖς πρότερον ἐν τῇ ἀγνοίᾳ ὑμῶν ἐπιθυμίαις G1939

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 2:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:11 - ἀγαπητοί παρακαλῶ ὡς παροίκους καὶ παρεπιδήμους ἀπέχεσθαι τῶν σαρκικῶν ἐπιθυμιῶν G1939 αἵτινες στρατεύονται κατὰ τῆς ψυχῆς

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 4:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 4:2 - εἰς τὸ μηκέτι ἀνθρώπων ἐπιθυμίαις G1939 ἀλλὰ θελήματι θεοῦ τὸν ἐπίλοιπον ἐν σαρκὶ βιῶσαι χρόνον

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 4:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 4:3 - ἀρκετὸς γὰρ ὁ παρεληλυθὼς χρόνος τὸ βούλημα τῶν ἐθνῶν κατειργάσθαι πεπορευμένους ἐν ἀσελγείαις ἐπιθυμίαις G1939 οἰνοφλυγίαις κώμοις πότοις καὶ ἀθεμίτοις εἰδωλολατρίαις

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 1:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:4 - δι᾽ ὧν τὰ τίμια καὶ μέγιστα ἡμῖν ἐπαγγέλματα δεδώρηται ἵνα διὰ τούτων γένησθε θείας κοινωνοὶ φύσεως ἀποφυγόντες τῆς ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ ἐν ἐπιθυμίᾳ G1939 φθορᾶς

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:10 - μάλιστα δὲ τοὺς ὀπίσω σαρκὸς ἐν ἐπιθυμίᾳ G1939 μιασμοῦ πορευομένους καὶ κυριότητος καταφρονοῦντας τολμηταί αὐθάδεις δόξας οὐ τρέμουσιν βλασφημοῦντες

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:18 - ὑπέρογκα γὰρ ματαιότητος φθεγγόμενοι δελεάζουσιν ἐν ἐπιθυμίαις G1939 σαρκὸς ἀσελγείαις τοὺς ὀλίγως ἀποφεύγοντας τοὺς ἐν πλάνῃ ἀναστρεφομένους

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 3:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:3 - τοῦτο πρῶτον γινώσκοντες ὅτι ἐλεύσονται ἐπ᾽ ἐσχάτων τῶν ἡμερῶν ἐν ἐμπαιγμονῇ ἐμπαῖκται κατὰ τὰς ἰδίας ἐπιθυμίας G1939 αὐτῶν πορευόμενοι

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 2:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:16 - ὅτι πᾶν τὸ ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ ἡ ἐπιθυμία G1939 τῆς σαρκὸς καὶ ἡ ἐπιθυμία G1939 τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν καὶ ἡ ἀλαζονεία τοῦ βίου οὐκ ἔστιν ἐκ τοῦ πατρὸς ἀλλ᾽ ἐκ τοῦ κόσμου ἐστίν

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 2:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:17 - καὶ ὁ κόσμος παράγεται καὶ ἡ ἐπιθυμία G1939 αὐτοῦ ὁ δὲ ποιῶν τὸ θέλημα τοῦ θεοῦ μένει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα

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Unchecked Copy Box Jde 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:16 - οὗτοί εἰσιν γογγυσταί μεμψίμοιροι κατὰ τὰς ἐπιθυμίας G1939 ἑαυτῶν πορευόμενοι καὶ τὸ στόμα αὐτῶν λαλεῖ ὑπέρογκα θαυμάζοντες πρόσωπα ὠφελείας χάριν

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Unchecked Copy Box Jde 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:18 - ὅτι ἔλεγον ὑμῖν ὅτι ἐπ᾽ ἐσχάτου τοῦ χρόνου ἔσονται ἐμπαῖκται κατὰ τὰς ἑαυτῶν ἐπιθυμίας G1939 πορευόμενοι τῶν ἀσεβειῶν

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:14 - καὶ ἡ ὀπώρα σου τῆς ἐπιθυμίας G1939 τῆς ψυχῆς ἀπῆλθεν ἀπὸ σοῦ καὶ πάντα τὰ λιπαρὰ καὶ τὰ λαμπρὰ ἀπώλετο ἀπὸ σοῦ καὶ οὐκέτι οὐ μὴ αὐτὰ εὑρήσουσιν
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