Strong's G1971

ἐπιποθέω(epipothéō)

Language:: Greek (New Testament)

Definition

to dote upon, i.e. intensely crave possession (lawfully or wrongfully)

Derivation

from G1909 (ἐπί) and potheo (to yearn);

KJV Translation

In the King James Version, ἐπιποθέω is translated as: (earnestly) desire (greatly), (greatly) long (after), lust.

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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.