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G1937ἐπιθυμέωepithumeō
to long forPart of speech: Greek Verb
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But I say to you that everyone whose eyes are turned on a woman with desire has had connection with her in his heart.
ἐπιθυμῆσαι epithumēsai “to lust after”
For truly, I say to you that prophets and upright men had a desire to see the things which you see, and saw them not; and to have knowledge of the words which have come to your ears, and they had it not.
ἐπεθύμησαν epethumēsan “longed”
And so great was his need that he would have been glad to take the pigs' food, and no one gave him anything.
ἐπεθύμει epethumei “he was longing”
Desiring the broken bits of food which came from the table of the man of wealth; and even the dogs came and put their tongues on his wounds.
ἐπιθυμῶν epithumōn “desiring”
And he said to his disciples, The time will come when you will have a great desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, but you will not see it.
ἐπιθυμήσετε epithumēsete “you will desire”
And he said, I have had a great desire to keep this Passover with you before I come to my death;
ἐπεθύμησα epethumēsa “I have desired”
I have had no desire for any man's silver or gold or clothing.
ἐπεθύμησα· epethumēsa “I coveted;”
What then is to be said? is the law sin? in no way. But I would not have had knowledge of sin but for the law: for I would not have been conscious of desire if the law had not said, You may not have a desire for what is another's.
ἐπιθυμήσεις· epithumēseis “you will covet;”
And this, Do not be untrue in married life, Do not put to death, Do not take what is another's, Do not have desire for what is another's, and if there is any other order, it is covered by this word, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself.
ἐπιθυμήσεις, epithumēseis “you will covet,”
Now these things were for an example to us, so that our hearts might not go after evil things, as they did.
ἐπεθύμησαν. epethumēsan “desired.”
For the flesh has desires against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; because these are opposite the one to the other; so that you may not do the things which you have a mind to do.
ἐπιθυμεῖ epithumei “desires”
This is a true saying, A man desiring the position of a Bishop has a desire for a good work.
ἐπιθυμεῖ. epithumei “he is desirous.”
And it is our desire that you may all keep the same high purpose in certain hope to the end:
ἐπιθυμοῦμεν epithumoumen “We desire”
You are burning with desire, and have not your desire, so you put men to death; you are full of envy, and you are not able to get your desire, so you are fighting and making war; you have not your desire, because you do not make request for it.
ἐπιθυμεῖτε epithumeite “You desire”
And it was made clear to those prophets that they were God's servants not for themselves but for you, to give you word of the things which have now come to your ears from the preachers of the good news through the Holy Spirit sent down from heaven; thing
ἐπιθυμοῦσιν epithumousin “desire”
And in those days men will be hoping for death, and it will not come to them; and they will have a great desire for death, and death will go in flight from them.
ἐπιθυμήσουσιν epithumēsousin “they will long”