ἐπιποθέωepipothéō
to dote upon, i.e. intensely crave possession (lawfully or wrongfully)
Greek (New Testament) · G1971
Meanings
to long for, desire: with infinitive, Romans 1:11, 2 Corinthians 5:2, 1 Thessalonians 3:6, 2 Timothy 1:4, Philippians 2:26; with acc rei, 1 Peter 2:2; with acc person, 2 Corinthians 9:14, Philippians 1:8, Philippians 2:26; absolutely, James 4:5.
Same root
- ἐπίepí · G1909properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
- ἐπιπόθησιςepipóthēsis · G1972a longing for
- ἐπιπόθητοςepipóthētos · G1973yearned upon, i.e. greatly loved
- ἐπιποθίαepipothía · G1974intense longing
Where it appears
Appears 9 times in the Bible.
- Romans 1:11 For I long to visit you so I can bring you some spiritual gift that will help you grow strong in the Lord.
- 2 Corinthians 5:2 We grow weary in our present bodies, and we long to put on our heavenly bodies like new clothing.
- 2 Corinthians 9:14 And they will pray for you with deep affection because of the overflowing grace God has given to you.
- Philippians 1:8 God knows how much I love you and long for you with the tender compassion of Christ Jesus.
- Philippians 2:26 I am sending him because he has been longing to see you, and he was very distressed that you heard he was ill.
- 1 Thessalonians 3:6 But now Timothy has just returned, bringing us good news about your faith and love. He reports that you always remember our visit with joy and that you want to see us as much as we want to see you.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.