ἐπιθυμία (epithymía) — Concupiscence
Greek word study: ἐπιθυμία (epithymía), Strong's G1939. a longing (especially for what is forbidden)
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a longing (especially for what is forbidden)
KJV translation words: concupiscence, desire, lust (after)
Strong's G1939 is tagged on 38 words in 37 verses across 18 books of the word-by-word Greek New Testament text on this site. It first appears in Mark 4:19 and last appears in Revelation 18:14.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 37)
- Mark 4:19 — ἐπιθυμίαι — desires
- Luke 22:15 — ἐπιθυμίᾳ — With desire
- John 8:44 — ἐπιθυμίας — desires
- Romans 1:24 — ἐπιθυμίαις — desires
- Romans 6:12 — ἐπιθυμίαις — desires
- Romans 7:7 — ἐπιθυμίαν — covetousness
- Romans 7:8 — ἐπιθυμίαν — covetousness
- Romans 13:14 — ἐπιθυμίας — desires
- Galatians 5:16 — ἐπιθυμίαν — the desire
- Galatians 5:24 — ἐπιθυμίαις — desires
- Ephesians 2:3 — ἐπιθυμίαις — desires
- Ephesians 4:22 — ἐπιθυμίας — desires
- Philippians 1:23 — ἐπιθυμίαν — desire
- Colossians 3:5 — ἐπιθυμίαν — desire
- 1 Thessalonians 2:17 — ἐπιθυμίᾳ — desire
- 1 Thessalonians 4:5 — ἐπιθυμίας — of lust
- 1 Timothy 6:9 — ἐπιθυμίας — desires
- 2 Timothy 2:22 — ἐπιθυμίας — lusts
- 2 Timothy 3:6 — ἐπιθυμίαις — by passions
- 2 Timothy 4:3 — ἐπιθυμίας — desires
- Titus 2:12 — ἐπιθυμίας — passions
- Titus 3:3 — ἐπιθυμίαις — lusts
- James 1:14 — ἐπιθυμίας — desire
- James 1:15 — ἐπιθυμία — desire
- 1 Peter 1:14 — ἐπιθυμίαις — desires
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Named in this entry's derivation: G1937 ἐπιθυμέω (epithyméō).
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What does epithymía (G1939) mean?
A longing (especially for what is forbidden).
How is G1939 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates G1939 as: concupiscence, desire, lust (after).
How often does ἐπιθυμία (epithymía) appear?
Strong's G1939 is tagged on 38 words in 37 verses across 18 books of the word-by-word Greek New Testament text on this site. It first appears in Mark 4:19 and last appears in Revelation 18:14.
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