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Koine Greek wordlink #127567

SR GNT Gal 5:17 ἐπιθυμεῖ (epithumei) ‘the for flesh is desiring against the spirit’ Strongs=19370 Lemma=epithumeō
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=present voice=active person=3rd number=singular
Year=58 AD

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Other uses (1) of identical word form ἐπιθυμεῖ (V-IPA3··S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἐπιθυμεῖ’ (V-IPA3··S) has 2 different glosses: ‘is desiring’, ‘he is desiring’.

1 Tim 3:1 ‘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)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘epithumeō’ have 15 different glosses: ‘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’.

Greek words (7) other than ἐπιθυμεῖ (V-IPA3··S) with a gloss related to ‘desiring’

LUKE 15:16 ἐπεθύμει (epethumei) V-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) V-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) V-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)

HEB 6:11 ἐπιθυμοῦμεν (epithumoumen) V-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 4:2 Ἐπιθυμεῖτε (Epithumeite) V-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) V-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) V-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