Greek · Strong's G1971
ἐπιποθέω
epipotheoep-ee-poth-eh'-o
to dote upon, i.e. intensely crave possession (lawfully or wrongfully)
1890 spelling: epipothéō
- ε5
- π80
- ι10
- π80
- ο70
- θ9
- ε5
- ω800
Isopsephy 1,059
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
to dote upon, i.e. intensely crave possession (lawfully or wrongfully)
Rendered in the KJV as
(earnestly) desire (greatly), (greatly) long (after), lust.
- 9occurrencesin the New Testament
- 7 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 7inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 9 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 7
- ἐπιποθῶ2
- ἐπιποθῶν2
- ἐπιποθεῖ1
- ἐπιποθήσατε1
- ἐπιποθοῦντες1
- ἐπιποθοῦντες·1
- ἐπιποθούντων1
How it is rendered · 8
- longing2
- a longing1
- do crave1
- I long1
- I long after1
- longing after1
- longing;1
- yearns1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 6
- verb · present active, statement · 1st person singular2
- verb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine plural2
- verb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singular2
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, command · 2nd person plural1
- verb · present active, statement · 3rd person singular1
- verb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-PAI-1S · 2
- V-PAP-NPM · 2
- V-PAP-NSM · 2
- V-AAM-2P · 1
- V-PAI-3S · 1
- V-PAP-GPM · 1
All 9, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- 2 Corinthians2 of 9 · 22%
- Philippians2 of 9 · 22%
- Romans1 of 9 · 11%
- 1 Thessalonians1 of 9 · 11%
- 2 Timothy1 of 9 · 11%
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2 Corinthians2 occurrences
- 2 Corinthians 5:2ἐπιποθοῦντες·epipothountesverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralFor in this tent we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling,here: longing;
- 2 Corinthians 9:14ἐπιποθούντωνepipothountōnverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluralAnd their prayers for you will express their affection for you, because of the surpassing grace God has given you.here: a longing
Philippians2 occurrences
- Philippians 1:8ἐπιποθῶepipothōverb · present active, statement · 1st person singularGod is my witness how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.here: I long after
- Philippians 2:26ἐπιποθῶνepipothōnverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularFor he has been longing for all of you and is distressed because you heard he was ill.here: longing after