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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 38 times in 37 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 4:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:19 - et aerumnae saeculi et deceptio divitiarum et circa reliqua concupiscentiae introeuntes suffocant verbum et sine fructu efficitur

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:15 - et ait illis desiderio desideravi hoc pascha manducare vobiscum antequam patiar

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:44 - vos ex patre diabolo estis et desideria patris vestri vultis facere ille homicida erat ab initio et in veritate non stetit quia non est veritas in eo cum loquitur mendacium ex propriis loquitur quia mendax est et pater eius

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:24 - propter quod tradidit illos Deus in desideria cordis eorum in inmunditiam ut contumeliis adficiant corpora sua in semet ipsis

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 6:12 - non ergo regnet peccatum in vestro mortali corpore ut oboediatis concupiscentiis eius

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:7 - quid ergo dicemus lex peccatum est absit sed peccatum non cognovi nisi per legem nam concupiscentiam nesciebam nisi lex diceret non concupisces

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:8 - occasione autem accepta peccatum per mandatum operatum est in me omnem concupiscentiam sine lege enim peccatum mortuum erat

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:14 - sed induite Dominum Iesum Christum et carnis curam ne feceritis in desideriis

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 5:16 - dico autem spiritu ambulate et desiderium carnis non perficietis

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 5:24 - qui autem sunt Christi carnem crucifixerunt cum vitiis et concupiscentiis

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:3 - in quibus et nos omnes aliquando conversati sumus in desideriis carnis nostrae facientes voluntates carnis et cogitationum et eramus natura filii irae sicut et ceteri

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 4:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:22 - deponere vos secundum pristinam conversationem veterem hominem qui corrumpitur secundum desideria erroris

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:23 - coartor autem e duobus desiderium habens dissolvi et cum Christo esse multo magis melius

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 3:5 - mortificate ergo membra vestra quae sunt super terram fornicationem inmunditiam libidinem concupiscentiam malam et avaritiam quae est simulacrorum servitus

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 2:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:17 - nos autem fratres desolati a vobis ad tempus horae aspectu non corde abundantius festinavimus faciem vestram videre cum multo desiderio

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 4:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:5 - non in passione desiderii sicut et gentes quae ignorant Deum

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:9 - nam qui volunt divites fieri incidunt in temptationem et laqueum et desideria multa inutilia et nociva quae mergunt homines in interitum et perditionem

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:22 - iuvenilia autem desideria fuge sectare vero iustitiam fidem caritatem pacem cum his qui invocant Dominum de corde puro

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 3:6 - ex his enim sunt qui penetrant domos et captivas ducunt mulierculas oneratas peccatis quae ducuntur variis desideriis

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 4:3 - erit enim tempus cum sanam doctrinam non sustinebunt sed ad sua desideria coacervabunt sibi magistros prurientes auribus

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Unchecked Copy BoxTit 2:12 - erudiens nos ut abnegantes impietatem et saecularia desideria sobrie et iuste et pie vivamus in hoc saeculo

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Unchecked Copy BoxTit 3:3 - eramus enim et nos aliquando insipientes increduli errantes servientes desideriis et voluptatibus variis in malitia et invidia agentes odibiles odientes invicem

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:14 - unusquisque vero temptatur a concupiscentia sua abstractus et inlectus

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:15 - dein concupiscentia cum conceperit parit peccatum peccatum vero cum consummatum fuerit generat mortem

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:14 - quasi filii oboedientiae non configurati prioribus ignorantiae vestrae desideriis

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:11 - carissimi obsecro tamquam advenas et peregrinos abstinere vos a carnalibus desideriis quae militant adversus animam

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 4:2 - ut iam non hominum desideriis sed voluntate Dei quod reliquum est in carne vivat temporis

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 4:3 - sufficit enim praeteritum tempus ad voluntatem gentium consummandam qui ambulaverunt in luxuriis desideriis vinolentiis comesationibus potationibus et inlicitis idolorum cultibus

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 1:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:4 - per quae maxima et pretiosa nobis promissa donavit ut per haec efficiamini divinae consortes naturae fugientes eius quae in mundo est concupiscentiae corruptionem

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:10 - magis autem eos qui post carnem in concupiscentia inmunditiae ambulant dominationemque contemnunt audaces sibi placentes sectas non metuunt blasphemantes

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:18 - superba enim vanitatis loquentes pellicent in desideriis carnis luxuriae eos qui paululum effugiunt qui in errore conversantur

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Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:3 - hoc primum scientes quod venient in novissimis diebus in deceptione inlusores iuxta proprias concupiscentias ambulantes

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Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:16 - quoniam omne quod est in mundo concupiscentia carnis et concupiscentia oculorum est et superbia vitae quae non est ex Patre sed ex mundo est

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 2:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:17 - et mundus transit et concupiscentia eius qui autem facit voluntatem Dei manet in aeternum

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Unchecked Copy Box Jde 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:16 - hii sunt murmuratores querellosi secundum desideria sua ambulantes et os illorum loquitur superba mirantes personas quaestus causa

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Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:18 - quia dicebant vobis quoniam in novissimo tempore venient inlusores secundum sua desideria ambulantes impietatum

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:14 - et poma tua desiderii animae discessit a te et omnia pinguia et clara perierunt a te et amplius illa iam non invenient
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