ἐπιθυμέω, -ῶ (θυμός), [in LXX chiefly for אָוָה pi., hithp.; also for חָמַד, etc. ;] to set one's heart upon, desire, lust after, covet: absol., Jas.4:2, Rom.7:7 13:9" (LXX), 1Co.10:6 (of. 4Ma.2:6); before κατά (against, in opposition to), Gal.5:17; prop. (as in cl.) with genitive, Act.20:33, 1Ti.3:1; in late Gk. also with accusative (M, Pr., 65), Mat.5:28 (Rec. αὐτῆς; T omits; cf. Exo.20:17, Mic.2:2, Wis.16:3, al.); with inf., Mat.13:17, Luk.15:16 16:21 17:22, 1Pe.1:12, Rev.9:6; with accusative and inf., Heb.6:11; as in Hebrew, ἐπιθυμία ἐπεθύμησα, Luk.22:15.† SYN.: ὀρέγω (cf. Field, Notes, 204), θέλω (DCG. i, 453) (AS)
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G1937 — ἐπιθυμέω
epithumeō · to long for · Greek
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Matthew 5:28 · ἐπιθυμῆσαιBut I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.Matthew 13:17 · ἐπεθύμησανFor verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous [men] have desired to see [those things] which ye see, and have not seen [them]; and to hear [those things] which ye hear, and have not heard [them].Luke 15:16 · ἐπεθύμειAnd he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.Luke 16:21 · ἐπιθυμῶνAnd desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.Luke 17:22 · ἐπιθυμήσετεAnd he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see [it].Luke 22:15 · ἐπεθύμησαAnd he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer:Acts 20:33 · ἐπεθύμησα·I have coveted no man’s silver, or gold, or apparel.Romans 7:7 · ἐπιθυμήσεις·What shall we say then? [Is] the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.Romans 13:9 · ἐπιθυμήσεις,For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if [there be] any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.1 Corinthians 10:6 · ἐπεθύμησαν.Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.Galatians 5:17 · ἐπιθυμεῖFor the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.1 Timothy 3:1 · ἐπιθυμεῖ.This [is] a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.Hebrews 6:11 · ἐπιθυμοῦμενAnd we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:James 4:2 · ἐπιθυμεῖτεYe lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.1 Peter 1:12 · ἐπιθυμοῦσινUnto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.Revelation 9:6 · ἐπιθυμήσουσινAnd in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.