Greek Word Study
ἐπιθυμέω
epithyméō
G1937
Quick Facts
Strong's Number
G1937
KJV Translations
covetdesirewould fainlust (after)
Derivation / Root
from G1909 (ἐπί) and G2372 (θυμός);
Definition of epithyméō
ἐπιθυμέω (epithyméō) — to set the heart upon, i.e. long for (rightfully or otherwise)
Word Origin
This word comes from G1909 (ἐπί) and G2372 (θυμός); See the root words: G1909 (ἐπί), G2372 (θυμός).
KJV Translation Variants
The Greek word ἐπιθυμέω (epithyméō) is translated into the following English words in the King James Version:
Translation data from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible.
Related Greek Words
Words sharing the same root or derived from ἐπιθυμέω.
ἐπί
epí
G1909
properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
θυμός
thymós
G2372
passion (as if breathing hard)
ἐπιθυμητής
epithymētḗs
G1938
a craver
ἐπιθυμία
epithymía
G1939
a longing (especially for what is forbidden)
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