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ἐπιθυμία

Lemmaἐπιθυμία
Citation formἐπιθυμία, ας, ἡ
Part of speechnoun
Glossdesire, eagerness for, inordinate desire, lust
Strong’sG1939
Transliterationepithymía
Definitiona longing (especially for what is forbidden)
KJV glosses:--concupiscence, desire, lust (after).
Derivationfrom
SBLGNT occurrences37

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
ἐπιθυμία
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — James 1:15
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — 1 John 2:16
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — 1 John 2:17
ἐπιθυμίαι
noun, nominative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----NPF-) — Mark 4:19
Ἐπιθυμίᾳ
noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — Luke 22:15
ἐπιθυμίᾳ
noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — 1 Thessalonians 2:17
noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — 2 Peter 1:4
noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — 2 Peter 2:10
ἐπιθυμίαις
noun, dative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----DPF-) — Romans 1:24
noun, dative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----DPF-) — Romans 6:12
noun, dative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----DPF-) — Galatians 5:24
noun, dative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----DPF-) — Ephesians 2:3
noun, dative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----DPF-) — 2 Timothy 3:6
noun, dative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----DPF-) — Titus 3:3
noun, dative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----DPF-) — 1 Peter 1:14
noun, dative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----DPF-) — 1 Peter 4:2
noun, dative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----DPF-) — 1 Peter 4:3
noun, dative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----DPF-) — 2 Peter 2:18
ἐπιθυμίαν
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Romans 7:7
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Romans 7:8
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Galatians 5:16
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Philippians 1:23
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Colossians 3:5
ἐπιθυμίας
noun, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-) — John 8:44
noun, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-) — Romans 13:14
noun, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-) — Ephesians 4:22
noun, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-) — 1 Timothy 6:9
noun, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-) — 2 Timothy 2:22
noun, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-) — 2 Timothy 4:3
noun, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-) — Titus 2:12
noun, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-) — 2 Peter 3:3
noun, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-) — Jude 1:16
noun, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-) — Jude 1:18
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — 1 Thessalonians 4:5
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — James 1:14
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Revelation 18:14
ἐπιθυμιῶν
noun, genitive, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----GPF-) — 1 Peter 2:11

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: επιθυμια.

Additional Greek lexicons

Compare the biblical entry for ἐπιθυμία with classical and later Greek dictionaries collected by Logeion.