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 every one that 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 desired to see the things which ye see, and saw them not; and to hear the things which ye hear, and heard them not.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 that fell from the rich man’s table; yea, even 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 coveted no man’s silver, or gold, or apparel.Romans 7:7 · ἐπιθυμήσεις·What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Howbeit, I had not known sin, except through the law: for I had not known coveting, 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 covet, and if there be any other commandment, it is summed up in this word, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbor 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; for these are contrary the one to the other; that ye may not do the things that ye would.1 Timothy 3:1 · ἐπιθυμεῖ.Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.Hebrews 6:11 · ἐπιθυμοῦμενAnd we desire that each one of you may show the same diligence unto the fulness of hope even to the end:James 4:2 · ἐπιθυμεῖτεYe lust, and have not: ye kill, and covet, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war; ye have not, because ye ask not.1 Peter 1:12 · ἐπιθυμοῦσινTo whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto you, did they minister these things, which now have been announced unto you through them that preached the gospel unto you by the Holy Spirit sent forth from heaven; which things angels desire to look into.Revelation 9:6 · ἐπιθυμήσουσινAnd in those days men shall seek death, and shall in no wise find it; and they shall desire to die, and death fleeth from them.