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Strong's G1937 · Greek

ἐπιθυμέω

epithumeo · ep-ee-thoo-meh'-o

from 1909 and 2372; to set the heart upon, i.e. long for (rightfully or otherwise)


Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

ἐπιθυμέω (G1937)

16 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., Ja 4:2 , Ro 7:7 13:9 (LXX) , I Co 10:6 (of. IV Mac 2:6 ); seq. κατά (against, in opposition to), Ga 5:17 ; prop. (as in cl.) c. gen., Ac 20:33 , I Ti 3:1 ; in late Gk. also c. acc (M, Pr. , 65), Mt 5:28 (Rec. αὐτῆς ; T omits; cf. Ex 20:17 , Mi 2:2 , Wi 16:3 , al.); c. inf., Mt 13:17 , Lk 15:16 16:21 17:22 , I Pe 1:12 , Re 9:6 ; c. acc et inf., He 6:11 ; as in Hebrew, ἐπιθυμία ἐπεθύμησα , Lk 22:15 .† SYN. : ὀρέγω (cf. Field, Notes , 204), θέλω ( DCG . i, 453 a )

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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