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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.)
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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 - “Now you have indeed gone away because you longed greatly for your father’s house; but why did you steal my gods?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:6 - “Let my soul not enter into their council;
Let not my glory be united with their assembly;
Because in their anger they slew [fn]men,
And in their self-will they lamed [fn]oxen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:4 - 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?

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 11:34

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:34 - So the name of that place was called [fn]Kibroth-hattaavah, because there they buried the people who had been greedy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 11:35

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:35 - From Kibroth-hattaavah the people set out for Hazeroth, and they [fn]remained at Hazeroth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 33:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 33:16 - They journeyed from the wilderness of Sinai and camped at Kibroth-hattaavah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 33:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 33:17 - They journeyed from Kibroth-hattaavah and camped at Hazeroth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 9:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:22 - “Again at Taberah and at Massah and at Kibroth-hattaavah you provoked the LORD to wrath.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 12:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:15 - “However, you may slaughter and eat meat within any of your gates, [fn]whatever you desire, according to the blessing of the LORD your God which He has given you; the unclean and the clean may eat of it, as of the gazelle and the deer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 12:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:20 - “When the LORD your God extends your border 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 12:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:21 - “If the place which the LORD your God chooses to put His name is too far from you, then you may slaughter of your herd and flock which the LORD has given you, as I have commanded you; and you may eat within your gates [fn]whatever you desire.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 8:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 8:6 - and Baalath and all the storage cities that Solomon had, and all the cities for [fn]his chariots and cities for [fn]his horsemen, and all that it pleased Solomon to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land [fn]under his rule.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:20 - “Because he knew no quiet [fn]within him,
He does not retain anything he desires.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:3 - For the wicked boasts of his heart’s desire,
And [fn]the greedy man curses and spurns the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:17 - O LORD, You have heard the desire of the [fn]humble;
You will strengthen their heart, You will incline Your ear

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 21:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 21:2 - You have given him his heart’s desire,
And You have not withheld the request of his lips. [fn]Selah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 38:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:9 - Lord, all my desire is [fn]before You;
And my sighing is not hidden from You.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:29 - So they ate and were well filled,
And their desire He gave to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:30 - [fn]Before they had satisfied their desire,
While their food was in their mouths,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 103:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:5 - Who satisfies your [fn]years with good things,
So that your youth is renewed like the eagle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:14 - But craved intensely in the wilderness,
And [fn]tempted God in the desert.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 112:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:10 - The wicked will see it and be [fn]vexed,
He will gnash his teeth and melt away;
The desire of the wicked will perish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 127:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 127:5 - How blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them;
They will not be ashamed
When they speak with their enemies in the gate.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 140:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:8 - “Do not grant, O LORD, the desires of the wicked;
Do not promote his evil device, that they not be exalted. Selah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:25 - Do not desire her beauty in your heart,
Nor let her capture you with her eyelids.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:24 - What the wicked fears will come upon him,
But the desire of the righteous will be granted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:23 - The desire of the righteous is only good,
But the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:12 - The wicked man desires the [fn]booty of evil men,
But the root of the righteous yields fruit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:4 - The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
But the soul of the diligent is made fat.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:12 - Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
But desire [fn]fulfilled is a tree of life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:19 - Desire realized is sweet to the soul,
But it is an abomination to fools to turn away from evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:25 - The desire of the sluggard puts him to death,
For his hands refuse to work;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:26 - All day long he [fn]is craving,
While the righteous gives and does not hold back.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:16 - “His [fn]mouth is full of sweetness.
And he is wholly desirable.
This is my beloved and this is my friend,
O daughters of Jerusalem.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:24 - A wild donkey accustomed to the wilderness,
That sniffs the wind in her passion.
In the time of her [fn]heat who can turn her away?
All who seek her will not become weary;
In her month they will find her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 9:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:23 - “At the beginning of your supplications the [fn]command was issued, and I have come to tell you, for you are [fn]highly esteemed; so give heed to the message and gain understanding of the vision.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:3 - I did not eat any [fn]tasty food, nor did meat or wine enter my mouth, nor did I use any ointment at all until the entire three weeks were completed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 10:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:11 - He said to me, “O Daniel, man of [fn]high esteem, understand the words that I am about to tell you and stand [fn]upright, for I have now been sent to you.” And when he had spoken this word to me, I stood up trembling.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 10:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:19 - He said, “O man of [fn]high esteem, do not be afraid. Peace [fn]be with you; take courage and be courageous!” Now as soon as he spoke to me, I received strength and said, “May my lord speak, for you have strengthened me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:37

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:37 - “He will show no regard for the [fn]gods of his fathers or for the desire of women, nor will he show regard for any other god; for he will magnify himself above them all.
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