The Koine Bible
Greek Lexicon
SBL Greek New Testament lexicon
ἐπιποθέω
| Lemma | ἐπιποθέω |
|---|---|
| Citation form | ἐπιποθέω |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | I long for, strain after, desire greatly |
| Strong’s | G1971 |
| Transliteration | epipothéō |
| Definition | to dote upon, i.e. intensely crave possession (lawfully or wrongfully) |
| KJV glosses | :--(earnestly) desire (greatly), (greatly) long (after), lust. |
| Derivation | from and potheo (to yearn) |
| SBLGNT occurrences | 9 |
Forms and grammatical context
Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.
| Greek form | Grammar and occurrences |
|---|---|
| ἐπιποθεῖ | verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — James 4:5 |
| ἐπιποθήσατε | verb, second person, aorist, active, plural (MorphGNT 2AAD-P--) — 1 Peter 2:2 |
| ἐπιποθοῦντες | verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNPM-) — 2 Corinthians 5:2 verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNPM-) — 1 Thessalonians 3:6 |
| ἐπιποθούντων | verb, present, active, participle, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPGPM-) — 2 Corinthians 9:14 |
| ἐπιποθῶ | verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — Romans 1:11 verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — Philippians 1:8 |
| ἐπιποθῶν | verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — Philippians 2:26 verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — 2 Timothy 1:4 |
Morphology
- verb; MorphGNT -PAPGPM-
- verb; MorphGNT -PAPNPM-
- verb; MorphGNT -PAPNSM-
- verb; MorphGNT 1PAI-S--
- verb; MorphGNT 2AAD-P--
- verb; MorphGNT 3PAI-S--
Occurrences
Septuagint occurrences
The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: επιποθεω.