ἐπιθυμέω

Verb

epithumeō · to long for

Search morphology

Strong's ID: 1937

Lexical summary

16

NT occurrences

12

Observed forms

About this Greek word

With the gen. or acc., to set the heart upon; to desire, long for, have earnest desire, Mt. 13:17; Lk. 15:16; to lust after, Mt. 5:28; spc. to covet, Rom. 13:9

Principal-part candidates

Citation forms are shown separately from the NT forms that support them. Reconstructed forms are labeled; unsupported forms are left unavailable.

Present

Lexicon lemma

ἐπιθυμέωPresent active

NT evidence

Future

Reconstructed from NT-attested forms

ἐπιθυμήσωFuture active

NT evidence

Aorist

Citation form attested in NT

ἐπεθύμησαFirst aorist active

NT evidence

Perfect active

No supporting NT evidence

Not available from current evidencePerfect active

No NT forms support this principal part.

Perfect middle/passive

No supporting NT evidence

Not available from current evidencePerfect middle/passive

No NT forms support this principal part.

Aorist passive

No supporting NT evidence

Not available from current evidenceAorist passive

No NT forms support this principal part.

Observed NT forms

These forms and parsing labels come from the attested NT corpus. A missing form is not presented as an unattested grammatical claim.

Finite verb paradigms

Indicative mood

Indicative mood, grouped by number
NumberPersonPresent ActiveImperfect ActiveFuture ActiveAorist ActiveReferences
SingularFirst———
Luke 22:15
Second——
—
Romans 7:7
Third
——
PluralFirst
———
Second
—
—
Third
—

Infinitive

Infinitive forms grouped by voice and tense
VoiceAorist
Active

Participle paradigms

Present Active participles

Present Active participles, grouped by number and case
NumberCaseMasculineReferences
SingularNominative
Genitive——
Dative——
Accusative——
Vocative——

NT distribution

NT Book

ἐπιθυμέω

Book distribution counts: Luke: 4 occurrences; Romans: 2 occurrences; Matthew: 2 occurrences; Acts: 1 occurrences; James: 1 occurrences; 1 Peter: 1 occurrences; Hebrews: 1 occurrences; 1 Timothy: 1 occurrences; Galatians: 1 occurrences; Revelation: 1 occurrences; 1 Corinthians: 1 occurrences

Author

ἐπιθυμέω
  • Luke5
  • Paul5
  • Matthew2
  • John1
  • James1
  • Peter1
  • Hebrews1

Author distribution counts: Luke: 5 occurrences; Paul: 5 occurrences; Matthew: 2 occurrences; John: 1 occurrences; James: 1 occurrences; Peter: 1 occurrences; Hebrews: 1 occurrences