Strong's G1939 · Greek
ἐπιθυμία
epithumia · /ep-ee-thoo-mee'-ah/
Definition
from 1937; a longing (especially for what is forbidden):--concupiscence, desire, lust (after).
KJV: concupiscence, desire, lust (after)
Root / derivation: from 1937
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered ἐπιθυμία across 37 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
37 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Romans5 verses
Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
Romans 6:12Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.
Romans 7:7What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet. lust: or, concupiscence
Romans 7:8But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.
Romans 13:14But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.
Galatians2 verses
Ephesians2 verses
Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. desires: Gr. wills
Ephesians 4:22That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
Philippians1 verse
1 Thessalonians2 verses
2 Timothy3 verses
Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
2 Timothy 3:6For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,
2 Timothy 4:3For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
Titus2 verses
Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly righteously, and godly, in this present world;
Titus 3:3For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
James2 verses
1 Peter4 verses
As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:
1 Peter 2:11Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
1 Peter 4:2That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.
1 Peter 4:3For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:
2 Peter4 verses
Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
2 Peter 2:10But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities. government: or, dominion
2 Peter 2:18For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error. clean: or, for a little, or, a while, as some read
2 Peter 3:3Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,
1 John2 verses
Jude2 verses
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's G1939 (epithumia) mean?
from 1937; a longing (especially for what is forbidden):--concupiscence, desire, lust (after).
How many times does G1939 appear in the Bible?
Strong's G1939 (ἐπιθυμία) appears in 37 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “lusts.”
How is epithumia translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's G1939 is rendered as “lusts” (22×), “lust” (9×), “concupiscence” (3×), “desire” (3×), among other words.
Where does the Greek word ἐπιθυμία come from?
from 1937