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ἐπιθυμέω

Transliteration: epithumeo · verb

16x in NTFirst: Matt 5:28
MeaningI long for, covet, lust after
Part of speechverb
Frequency16x in the New Testament
Key inflected formsἐπιθυμῆσαι, ἐπεθύμησαν, ἐπεθύμει, ἐπιθυμῶν, ἐπιθυμήσετε, ἐπεθύμησα, ἐπιθυμήσεις, ἐπιθυμεῖ, ἐπιθυμοῦμεν, ἐπιθυμεῖτε
Example versesMatt 5:28 · Matt 13:17 · Luke 15:16 · Luke 16:21 · Luke 17:22
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What kind of word is ἐπιθυμέω?

ἐπιθυμέω (epithumeo) is a verb that occurs 16 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “I long for, covet, lust after” and first appears in Matt 5:28.

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