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Koine Greek wordlink #148736

SR GNT Yac 4:2 ἐπιθυμεῖτε (epithumeite) ‘you_all are desiring and not you_all are having’ Strongs=19370 Lemma=epithumeō
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=present voice=active person=2nd number=plural
Year=60 AD Refers to Word #148598

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Only use of identical word form ἐπιθυμεῖτε (V-IPA2..P) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἐπιθυμεῖτε’ (V-IPA2..P) is always and only glossed as ‘you_all are desiring’.

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 (8) other than ἐπιθυμεῖτε (V-IPA2..P) 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Key: V=verb IFA2..P=indicative,future,active,2nd person plural IFA3..P=indicative,future,active,3rd person plural IIA3..S=indicative,imperfect,active,3rd person singular IPA1..P=indicative,present,active,1st person plural IPA2..P=indicative,present,active,2nd person plural IPA3..P=indicative,present,active,3rd person plural IPA3..S=indicative,present,active,3rd person singular PPA.NMS=participle,present,active,nominative,masculine,singular