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epithyméō

to desire, to long for

Say it: ep-ee-thoo-MEH-o (approximate)

ἐπιθυμέω

What it means

To desire strongly, for good or ill. In 5:17, "the flesh desires against the Spirit," and the Spirit against the flesh; the noun epithymia is "desire" or "lust."

Range of meaning

  • DesireWant strongly.
  • LustWant what is forbidden.

In Galatians

  • Chapter 5

    "The flesh lusts against the Spirit" (5:17).

Every verse (1)

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