Lexical Summary epipotheō: to long for Original Word: ἐπιποθέωTransliteration: epipotheō Phonetic Spelling: (ep-ee-poth-eh'-o) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to long for Meaning: to long for Strong's Concordance earnestly desire, greatly long after From epi and potheo (to yearn); to dote upon, i.e. Intensely crave possession (lawfully or wrongfully) -- (earnestly) desire (greatly), (greatly) long (after), lust. see GREEK epi Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1971: ἐπιποθέωἐπιποθέω, ἐπιποθῶ; 1 aorist ἐπεπόθησα; properly, ποθον ἔχω ἐπί τί (i. e. ἐπί is directive, not intensive; cf. ἐπί, D. 2) (cf. Fritzsche on Romans, vol. i., p. 30f); to long for, desire: followed by the infinitive 2 Corinthians 5:2; ἰδεῖν τινα, Romans 1:11; 1 Thessalonians 3:6; 2 Timothy 1:4; Philippians 2:26 L brackets WH text brackets; τί, 1 Peter 2:2 (ἐπί τί, Psalm 41:2 |
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