Greek root word (lemma) ‘ἐπιθυμέω’ (epithumeō)

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This root form (lemma) ‘ἐπιθυμέω’ is used in 13 different forms in the Greek originals: ἐπεθύμει (V-IIA3··S), ἐπεθύμησα (V-IAA1··S), ἐπεθύμησαν (V-IAA3··P), ἐπιθυμήσεις (V-IFA2··S), ἐπιθυμήσετε (V-IFA2··P), ἐπιθυμήσουσιν (V-IFA3··P), ἐπιθυμεῖ (V-IPA3··S), ἐπιθυμοῦμεν (V-IPA1··P), ἐπιθυμοῦσιν (V-IPA3··P), ἐπιθυμῆσαι (V-NAA····), ἐπιθυμῶν (V-PPA·NMS), Ἐπεθύμησα (V-IAA1··S), Ἐπιθυμεῖτε (V-IPA2··P).

It is glossed in 15 different ways: ‘are desiring’, ‘is desiring’, ‘to lust’, ‘I coveted’, ‘I desired’, ‘he is desiring’, ‘he was desiring’, ‘they will_be desiring’, ‘they desired’, ‘we are desiring’, ‘you will_be coveting’, ‘you_all are desiring’, ‘you_all will_be desiring’, ‘desired’, ‘desiring’.

Have 16 uses of Greek root word (lemma) ‘epithumeō’ (verb) in the Greek originals

Mat 5:28 ἐπιθυμῆσαι (epithumaʸsai) NAA···· ‘at a woman in_order that to lust for her already committed_adultery’ SR GNT Mat 5:28 word 12

OET-LV: 28 But I am _saying to _you _all that everyone which looking at_a_woman in _order that to _lust for _her, already committed _adultery with _her in the heart of _him. (MAT_5:28)

OET-RV: 28 but I’m telling you that if you look at a woman lustfully then you’ve already committed adultery in your mind. (MAT 5:28)

Mat 13:17 ἐπεθύμησαν (epethumaʸsan) IAA3··P ‘prophets and righteous men desired to see what you_all are seeing’ SR GNT Mat 13:17 word 10

OET-LV: 17 For/Because, truly I _am _saying to _you _all that many prophets and righteous men desired to _see what you _all _are _seeing, and they_ not _saw, and to _hear what you _all _are _hearing, and they_ not _heard. (MAT_13:17)

OET-RV: 17 because I can assure you all that many prophets and godly people wanted to see what you’re seeing, but they didn’t see, and they wanted to hear what you’re all hearing, but they didn’t hear it either. (MAT 13:17)

Luke 15:16 ἐπεθύμει (epethumei) IIA3··S ‘and he was desiring to_be satisfied from the’ SR GNT Luke 15:16 word 2

OET-LV: 16 And he _was _desiring to _be _satisfied from the carob _pods which the pigs were _eating, and no _one was _giving to _him. (LUK_15:16)

OET-RV: 16 As the pigs were eating their carob pods, their food started to look desirable to him, but he wasn’t given any. (LUK 15:16)

Luke 16:21 ἐπιθυμῶν (epithumōn) PPA·NMS ‘and desiring to_be satisfied from falling’ SR GNT Luke 16:21 word 2

OET-LV: 21 and desiring to _be _satisfied from which falling from the table of _the rich man, but even the dogs coming were _licking _up the ulcers of _him. (LUK_16:21)

OET-RV: 21 where he lay, hoping to get any food that might fall off the rich man’s table. The dogs even came and licked his ulcers, (LUK 16:21)

Luke 17:22 ἐπιθυμήσετε (epithumaʸsete) IFA2··P ‘will_be coming days when you_all will_be desiring one of the days’ SR GNT Luke 17:22 word 12

OET-LV: 22 And he _said to the apprentices/followers: Days will _be _coming when you _all _will _be _desiring to _see one of _the days of _the son of_ the _Man, and you _all_˓will˒_ not _be _seeing it. (LUK_17:22)

OET-RV: 22 Then he told his followers, “The time will come when you’ll be wanting to see humanity’s child again even for a day, but you won’t see him. (LUK 17:22)

Luke 22:15 ἐπεθύμησα (epethumaʸsa) IAA1··S ‘to them with desire I desired this passover_feast to eat’ SR GNT Luke 22:15 word 6

OET-LV: 15 And he _said to them: With _desire I _desired to _eat this the passover_feast with you _all, before the time for _me to _suffer. (LUK_22:15)

OET-RV: 15 and he told them, “I’ve been really looking forward to eating this pass-over dinner with you all before my time of suffering begins, (LUK 22:15)

Acts 20:33 Ἐπεθύμησα (Epethumaʸsa) IAA1··S ‘or clothing of no_one I coveted’ SR GNT Acts 20:33 word 9

OET-LV: 33 I _coveted of _silver, or gold, or clothing, of _no _one. (ACT_20:33)

OET-RV: 33 I never envied anyone’s gold or silver or fancy clothes (ACT 20:33)

Rom 7:7 ἐπιθυμήσεις (epithumaʸseis) IFA2··S ‘law was saying not you will_be coveting’ SR GNT Rom 7:7 word 31

OET-LV: 7 Therefore what we _will _be _saying? The law is sin? Never it _might _become. But the sin not I _knew, except not/lest by the_law, because/for the and covetousness, not I _had _known, except not/lest the law was _saying: Not you _will _be _coveting. (ROM_7:7)

OET-RV: 7 So what will we say then? Say that the law is sin? Not on your life! I wouldn’t have known what sin was if it wasn’t for the Law. For example, I wouldn’t have known what coveting was if the Law hadn’t told me not to covet. (ROM 7:7)

Rom 13:9 ἐπιθυμήσεις (epithumaʸseis) IFA2··S ‘not you will_be stealing not you will_be coveting and if any’ SR GNT Rom 13:9 word 12

OET-LV: 9 For/Because which: Not you _will _be _committing _adultery: Not you _will _be _murdering: Not you _will _be _stealing: not you _will _be _coveting, and if any other command in the message this, is _being _summed _up, in that: You _will _be _loving the neighbour of _you as yourself. (ROM_13:9)

OET-RV: 9 which is: Don’t commit adultery. Don’t murder. Don’t steal. Don’t covet what others have. All of those plus any other commands can be summarised as: Love your neighbour like you love yourself. (ROM 13:9)

1 Cor 10:6 ἐπεθύμησαν (epethumaʸsan) IAA3··P ‘of evil as also_those they desired’ SR GNT 1 Cor 10:6 word 17

OET-LV: 6 And these things examples for _us were _become, in _order that not to _be us coveters of _evil, as also _those they _desired. (CO1_10:6)

OET-RV: 6 Those things back then became examples for us, so that we wouldn’t be desiring evil things like they did. (CO1 10:6)

Gal 5:17 ἐπιθυμεῖ (epithumei) IPA3··S ‘the for flesh is desiring against the spirit’ SR GNT Gal 5:17 word 4

OET-LV: 17 For/Because the flesh is _desiring against the spirit, and the the_spirit against the flesh, because/for these is _opposing to _one _another, in _order _that whatever things if you _all _may_ not _be _wanting, you _all _may _be _doing these things. (GAL_5:17)

OET-RV: 17 because our earthly desires oppose the spirit, and the spirit opposes our earthly desires—they oppose each other, so that’s why you end up doing things that you didn’t really want to do. (GAL 5:17)

1 Tim 3:1 ἐπιθυμεῖ (epithumei) IPA3··S ‘is aspiring of a good work he is desiring’ SR GNT 1 Tim 3:1 word 10

OET-LV: 3 The saying is trustworthy: If anyone is _aspiring to _overseeing, he _is _desiring of_a_good work. (TI1_3:1)

OET-RV: 3 This is a trustworthy saying: ‘If anyone is aspiring to be an overseer, then it’s a good task that he’s desiring.’ (TI1 3:1)

Heb 6:11 ἐπιθυμοῦμεν (epithumoumen) IPA1··P ‘we are desiring and each of you_all’ SR GNT Heb 6:11 word 1

OET-LV: 11 And we _are _desiring each of _you _all the same to _be _displaying earnestness, toward the full _assurance of _the hope until the_end, (HEB_6:11)

OET-RV: 11 And our desire is for each of you to be displaying the same earnestness and the full assurance of hope until the end (HEB 6:11)

Yac (Jam) 4:2 Ἐπιθυμεῖτε (Epithumeite) IPA2··P ‘you_all are desiring and not you_all are having’ SR GNT Yac 4:2 word 1

OET-LV: 2 You _all _are _desiring and not you _all _are _having, you _all _are _murdering and are _being _jealous, and not you _all _are _being _able to _obtain, you _all _are _quarrelling and you _all _are _warring. Not you _all _are _having, because _of that not to _be _requesting you _all, (JAM_4:2)

OET-RV: 2 You all have wants that are not fulfilled so it leads to murder. You’re jealous and not able to get everything you want, so you quarrel and fight. You don’t have, because you haven’t asked God, (JAM 4:2)

1 Pet 1:12 ἐπιθυμοῦσιν (epithumousin) IPA3··P ‘heaven into which things are desiring messengers to investigate’ SR GNT 1 Pet 1:12 word 28

OET-LV: 12 To _whom it _was _revealed that they _were_ not _serving unto _themselves, but unto _you _all the_same things, which now was _declared to _you _all, by the ones having _good _message _preached to _you _all by_the_ holy _spirit, having _been _sent _out from heaven, into which things messengers are _desiring to _investigate. (PE1_1:12)

OET-RV: 12 It was shown to them that they weren’t just serving themselves, but were serving you as they declared all the same things that have been preached to you by the holy spirit who was sent from heaven. Even God’s messengers in heaven wanted to know more about those things. (PE1 1:12)

Rev 9:6 ἐπιθυμήσουσιν (epithumaʸsousin) IFA3··P ‘they will_be finding it and they will_be desiring to die_off but is fleeing’ SR GNT Rev 9:6 word 21

OET-LV: 6 And in the days those, will _be _seeking the people the death, and by _no _means not they _will _be _finding it, and they _will _be _desiring to _die _off, but is _fleeing the death from them. (REV_9:6)

OET-RV: 6 People in those days will try to die, but won’t be able to—they will long to die, but death will run away from them. (REV 9:6)

Key: V=verb