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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 I understand that you have gone away because you longed desperately for your father's house. Yet why did you steal my gods?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:6 - O my soul, do not come into their council, do not be united to their assembly, my heart, for in their anger they have killed men, and for pleasure they have hamstrung oxen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:4 - Now the mixed multitude who were among them craved more desirable foods, and so the Israelites wept again and said, "If only we had 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 Kibroth Hattaavah, because there they buried the people that craved different food.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 11:35

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:35 - The people traveled from Kibroth Hattaavah to Hazeroth, and they stayed at Hazeroth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 33:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 33:16 - They traveled from the desert of Sinai and camped at Kibroth Hattaavah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 33:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 33:17 - They traveled from Kibroth Hattaavah and camped at Hazeroth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 9:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:22 - Moreover, you continued to provoke the LORD at Taberah, Massah, and Kibroth-Hattaavah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 12:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:15 - On the other hand, you may slaughter and eat meat as you please when the LORD your God blesses you in all your villages. Both the ritually pure and impure may eat it, whether it is a gazelle or an ibex.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 12:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:20 - When the LORD your God extends your borders as he said he would do and you say, "I want to eat meat just as I please," you may do so as you wish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 12:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:21 - If the place he chooses to locate his name is too far for you, you may slaughter any of your herd and flock he has given you just as I have stipulated; you may eat them in your villages just as you wish.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 8:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 8:6 - and built up Baalath, all the storage cities that belonged to him, and all the cities where chariots and horses were kept. He built whatever he wanted in Jerusalem, Lebanon, and throughout his entire kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:20 - For he knows no satisfaction in his appetite; he does not let anything he desires escape.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:3 - Yes, the wicked man boasts because he gets what he wants; the one who robs others curses and rejects the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:17 - LORD, you have heard the request of the oppressed; you make them feel secure because you listen to their prayer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 21:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 21:2 - You grant him his heart's desire; you do not refuse his request. (Selah)

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 38:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:9 - O Lord, you understand my heart's desire; my groaning is not hidden from you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:29 - They ate until they were stuffed; he gave them what they desired.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:30 - They were not yet filled up, their food was still in their mouths,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 103:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:5 - who satisfies your life with good things, so your youth is renewed like an eagle's.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:14 - In the wilderness they had an insatiable craving for meat; they challenged God in the desert.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 112:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:10 - When the wicked see this, they will worry; they will grind their teeth in frustration 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 who fills his quiver with them! They will not be put to shame when they confront enemies at the city gate.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 140:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:8 - O LORD, do not let the wicked have their way! Do not allow their plan to succeed when they attack! (Selah)

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:25 - Do not lust in your heart for her beauty, and do not let her captivate you with her alluring eyes;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:24 - What the wicked fears will come on him; what the righteous desire will be granted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:23 - What the righteous desire leads only to good, but what the wicked hope for leads to wrath.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:12 - The wicked person desires a stronghold, but the righteous root endures.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:4 - The appetite of the sluggard craves but gets nothing, but the desire of the diligent will be abundantly satisfied.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:12 - Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is like a tree of life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:19 - A desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but fools abhor turning away from evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:25 - What the sluggard desires will kill him, 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 craves greedily, but the righteous gives and does not hold back.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:16 - His mouth is very sweet; he is totally desirable. This is my beloved! This is my companion, O maidens of Jerusalem!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:24 - You are like a wild female donkey brought up in the wilderness. In her lust she sniffs the wind to get the scent of a male. No one can hold her back when she is in heat. None of the males need wear themselves out chasing after her. At mating time she is easy to find.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 9:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:23 - At the beginning of your requests a message went out, and I have come to convey it to you, for you are of great value in God's sight. Therefore consider the message and understand the vision:

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:3 - I ate no choice food; no meat or wine came to my lips, nor did I anoint myself with oil until the end of those three weeks.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 10:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:11 - He said to me, "Daniel, you are of great value. Understand the words that I am about to speak to you. So stand up, for I have now been sent to you." When he said this to me, I stood up shaking.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 10:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:19 - He said to me, "Don't be afraid, you who are valued. Peace be to you! Be strong! Be really strong!" When he spoke to me, I was strengthened. I said, "Sir, you may speak now, for you have given me strength."

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:37

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:37 - He will not respect the gods of his fathers - not even the god loved by women. He will not respect any god; he will elevate himself above them all.
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