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Lexicon :: Strong's G1972 - epipothēsis

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ἐπιπόθησις
Transliteration
epipothēsis (Key)
Pronunciation
ep-ee-poth'-ay-sis
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
2x in 1 unique form(s)
TR
2x in 1 unique form(s)
LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

ἐπιπόθησις epipóthēsis, ep-ee-poth'-ay-sis; from G1971; a longing for:—earnest (vehement) desire.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G1972 in the following manner: earnestly desire (1x), vehemently desire (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G1972 in the following manner: earnestly desire (1x), vehemently desire (1x).
  1. longing

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐπιπόθησις epipóthēsis, ep-ee-poth'-ay-sis; from G1971; a longing for:—earnest (vehement) desire.
STRONGS G1972:
ἐπιπόθησις, -εως, , longing: 2 Corinthians 7:7, 11. (Ezekiel 23:11 Aq.; Clement of Alexandria, strom. 4, 21, 131, p. 527 a.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Ezekiel
23:11
2 Corinthians
7:7; 7:11

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1972 matches the Greek ἐπιπόθησις (epipothēsis),
which occurs 2 times in 2 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:7 - His presence was a joy, but so was the news he brought of the encouragement he received from you. When he told us how much you long to see me, and how sorry you are for what happened, and how loyal you are to me, I was filled with joy!
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:11 - Just see what this godly sorrow produced in you! Such earnestness, such concern to clear yourselves, such indignation, such alarm, such longing to see me, such zeal, and such a readiness to punish wrong. You showed that you have done everything necessary to make things right.
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