Epithumeō ἐπιθυμέω

Epithumeō (Greek ἐπιθυμέω, Strong's G1937) is a Greek verb meaning “to long for”. It occurs 16 times in 16 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Topics

• Lust

Verses

Every verse with Epithumeō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 5:28
  But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
• Matthew 13:17
  For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.

Luke

• Luke 15:16
  And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.He longed to fill his belly with the pods the pigs were eating, but no one would give him a thing.
• Luke 16:21
  And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.
• Luke 17:22
  And 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.Then He said to the disciples, “The time is coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it.
• Luke 22:15
  And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer:And He said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before My suffering.

Acts

• Acts 20:33
  I have coveted no man’s silver, or gold, or apparel.I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.

Romans

• Romans 7:7
  What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.What then shall we say? Is the law sin? Certainly not! Indeed, I would not have been mindful of sin if not for the law. For I would not have been aware of coveting if the law had not said, “Do not covet.”
• Romans 13:9
  For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 10:6
  Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did.

Galatians

• Galatians 5:17
  For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want.

1 Timothy

• 1 Timothy 3:1
  This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.This is a trustworthy saying: If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble task.

Hebrews

• Hebrews 6:11
  And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure.

James

• James 4:2
  Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.You crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask.

1 Peter

• 1 Peter 1:12
  Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they foretold the things now announced by those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.

Revelation

• Revelation 9:6
  And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, but death will escape them.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).