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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 BoxGen 31:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:30 - And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father’s house, yet wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:6 -
O my soul, come not thou into their council;
Unto their assembly, my glory, be not thou united;
For in their anger they slew a man,
And in their self-will they hocked an ox.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:4 - And the mixed multitude that was among them lusted exceedingly: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:34

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:34 - And the name of that place was called Kibroth-hattaavah, because there they buried the people that lusted.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:35

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:35 - From Kibroth-hattaavah the people journeyed unto Hazeroth; and they abode at Hazeroth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 33:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 33:16 - And they journeyed from the wilderness of Sinai, and encamped in Kibroth-hattaavah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 33:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 33:17 - And they journeyed from Kibroth-hattaavah, and encamped in Hazeroth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:22 - And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah, ye provoked Jehovah to wrath.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:15 - Notwithstanding, thou mayest kill and eat flesh within all thy gates, after all the desire of thy soul, according to the blessing of Jehovah thy God which he hath given thee: the unclean and the clean may eat thereof, as of the gazelle, and as of the hart.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:20 - When Jehovah thy God shall enlarge thy border, as he hath promised thee, and thou shalt say, I will eat flesh, because thy soul desireth to eat flesh; thou mayest eat flesh, after all the desire of thy soul.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:21 - If the place which Jehovah thy God shall choose, to put his name there, be too far from thee, then thou shalt kill of thy herd and of thy flock, which Jehovah hath given thee, as I have commanded thee; and thou mayest eat within thy gates, after all the desire of thy soul.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 8:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 8:6 - and Baalath, and all the store-cities that Solomon had, and all the cities for his chariots, and the cities for his horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build for his pleasure in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:20 -
Because he knew no quietness within him,
He shall not save aught of that wherein he delighteth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:3 -
For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire,
And the covetous renounceth, yea, contemneth Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:17 -
Jehovah, thou hast heard the desire of the meek:
Thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 21:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 21:2 -
Thou hast given him his heart’s desire,
And hast not withholden the request of his lips.
[Selah

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:9 -
Lord, all my desire is before thee;
And my groaning is not hid from thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:29 -
So they did eat, and were well filled;
And he gave them their own desire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:30 -
They were not estranged from that which they desired,
Their food was yet in their mouths,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:5 -
Who satisfieth thy desire with good things,
So that thy youth is renewed like the eagle.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:14 -
But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness,
And tempted God in the desert.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:10 -
The wicked shall see it, and be grieved;
He shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away:
The desire of the wicked shall perish.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 127:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 127:5 -
Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them:
They shall not be put to shame,
When they speak with their enemies in the gate.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:8 -
Grant not, O Jehovah, the desires of the wicked;
Further not his evil device, lest they exalt themselves.
[Selah

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:25 -
Lust not after her beauty in thy heart;
Neither let her take thee with her eyelids.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:24 -
The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him;
And the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 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 BoxPro 12:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:12 -
The wicked desireth the net of evil men;
But the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:4 -
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing;
But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:12 -
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick;
But when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:19 -
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul;
But it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:25 -
The desire of the sluggard killeth him;
For his hands refuse to labor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:26 -
There is that coveteth greedily all the day long;
But the righteous giveth and withholdeth not.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:16 -
His mouth is most sweet;
Yea, he is altogether lovely.
This is my beloved, and this is my friend,
O daughters of Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:24 - a wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind in her desire; in her occasion who can turn her away? all they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:23 - At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment went forth, and I am come to tell thee; for thou art greatly beloved: therefore consider the matter, and understand the vision.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:3 - I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine into my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:11 - And he said unto me, O Daniel, thou man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright; for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:19 - And he said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he spake unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:37

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:37 - Neither shall he regard the gods of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god; for he shall magnify himself above all.
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