Strong's G1939
ἐπιθυμία(epithymía)
- Language:
- Greek (New Testament)
Definition
a longing (especially for what is forbidden)
Derivation
from G1937 (ἐπιθυμέω);
KJV Translation
In the King James Version, ἐπιθυμία is translated as: concupiscence, desire, lust (after).
About Strong's Concordance
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, compiled by James Strong in 1890, assigns a unique number to every Greek root word in the New Testament. The Greek dictionary covers all 5,624 root words. This entry is in the public domain.