Greek verb · G1971
ἐπιποθέω
epipotheoep-ee-poth-eh'-o
to long for
9 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: epipothéō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G1971is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 7 of 27New Testament books
- 6spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G1971
to dote upon, i.e. intensely crave possession (lawfully or wrongfully)
The King James renders it: (earnestly) desire (greatly), (greatly) long (after), lust.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
epipotheo is rendered "to long for". It stands 9 times in the Greek text, across seven books.
- Two of the uses stand in 2 Corinthians, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Romans 1:11For I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,
- The Greek text spells it six different ways.
The first use
For I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,
Romans 1:11ἐπιποθῶ
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
The word stands in seven of the 27 New Testament books.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- longing3
- a longing1
- do crave1
- I long1
- I long after1
- longing after1
- yearns1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἐπιπίπτω | epipipto | to fall/press upon | Uses11 |
| ἐπιπόθησις | epipothesis | longing | Uses2 |
| ἐπιποθία | epipothia | longing | Uses1 |
| ἐπιπλήσσω | epiplesso | to rebuke | Uses1 |
| ἐπιπόθητος | epipothetos | longed for | Uses1 |
| ἐπιπορεύομαι | epiporeuomai | to come/go to | Uses1 |
| ἐπιπνίγω | epipnigo | to choke | Usesnot recorded |
All 9, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
6 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- ἐπιποθοῦντες2
- ἐπιποθῶ2
- ἐπιποθῶν2
- ἐπιποθεῖ1
- ἐπιποθήσατε1
- ἐπιποθούντων1
The grammar of each form
- verb · present active, indicative · 1st person singular2V-PAI-1S
- verb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural2V-PAP-NPM
- verb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singular2V-PAP-NSM
- verb · aorist active, command · 2nd person plural1V-AAM-2P
- verb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-PAI-3S
- verb · present active, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural1V-PAP-GPM
Romans
one use
For I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,
- ἐπιποθῶepipothoverb · present active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I long
2 Corinthians
two uses
For in this tent we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling,
- ἐπιποθοῦντεςepipothountesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: longing
And their prayers for you will express their affection for you, because of the surpassing grace God has given you.
- ἐπιποθούντωνepipothountonverb · present active, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: a longing
Philippians
two uses
God is my witness how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.
- ἐπιποθῶepipothoverb · present active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I long after
For he has been longing for all of you and is distressed because you heard he was ill.
- ἐπιποθῶνepipothonverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: longing after
1 Thessalonians
one use
But just now, Timothy has returned from his visit with the good news about your faith, your love, and the fond memories you have preserved, longing to see us just as we long to see you.
- ἐπιποθοῦντεςepipothountesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: longing
2 Timothy
one use
Recalling your tears, I long to see you so that I may be filled with joy.
- ἐπιποθῶνepipothonverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: longing
James
one use
Or do you think the Scripture says without reason that the Spirit He caused to dwell in us yearns with envy?
- ἐπιποθεῖepipotheiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: yearns
1 Peter
one use
Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
- ἐπιποθήσατεepipothesateverb · aorist active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do crave
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.