Strong's Concordance epipotheó: to long for Original Word: ἐπιποθέωPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: epipotheó Phonetic Spelling: (ep-ee-poth-eh'-o) Definition: to long for Usage: I long for, strain after, desire greatly, have affection for. HELPS Word-studies 1971 epipothéō (from 1909 /epí, "on, fitting" intensifying potheō, "yearn for") – properly, to long for, especially as it is fitting (apt) – i.e. builds on (Gk epi, "upon") the objective. [This root (epipoth-) means "yearn affectionately," having "a great affection for, to have a yearning love for," L & N, 1, 25.47), i.e. to "long for, strain after, desire greatly" (Souter).] NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom epi and potheó (to yearn) Definition to long for NASB Translation desires (1), long (3), longing (4), yearn (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1971: ἐπιποθέωἐπιποθέω, ἐπιποθῶ; 1 aorist ἐπεπόθησα; properly, ποθον ἔχω ἐπί τί (i. e. ἐπί is directive, not intensive; cf. ἐπί, D. 2) (cf. Fritzsche on Romans, vol. i., p. 30f); to long for, desire: followed by the infinitive 2 Corinthians 5:2; ἰδεῖν τινα, Romans 1:11; 1 Thessalonians 3:6; 2 Timothy 1:4; Philippians 2:26 L brackets WH text brackets; τί, 1 Peter 2:2 (ἐπί τί, Psalm 41:2 Strong's Exhaustive Concordance earnestly desire, greatly long after From epi and potheo (to yearn); to dote upon, i.e. Intensely crave possession (lawfully or wrongfully) -- (earnestly) desire (greatly), (greatly) long (after), lust. see GREEK epi Forms and Transliterations επεπόθησα επεπόθησε επεπόθησεν επεπόθουν επιποθει επιποθεί ἐπιποθεῖ επιποθησατε επιποθήσατε ἐπιποθήσατε επιποθήσω επιποθουντες επιποθούντες ἐπιποθοῦντες επιποθουντων επιποθούντων ἐπιποθούντων επιποθω επιποθώ ἐπιποθῶ επιποθων επιποθών ἐπιποθῶν epipothei epipotheî epipothesate epipothēsate epipothḗsate epipotho epipothô epipothō epipothō̂ epipothon epipothôn epipothōn epipothō̂n epipothountes epipothoûntes epipothounton epipothountōn epipothoúnton epipothoúntōnLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Romans 1:11 V-PIA-1SGRK: ἐπιποθῶ γὰρ ἰδεῖν NAS: For I long to see you so KJV: For I long to see you, INT: I long indeed to see 2 Corinthians 5:2 V-PPA-NMP 2 Corinthians 9:14 V-PPA-GMP Philippians 1:8 V-PIA-1S Philippians 2:26 V-PPA-NMS 1 Thessalonians 3:6 V-PPA-NMP 2 Timothy 1:4 V-PPA-NMS James 4:5 V-PIA-3S 1 Peter 2:2 V-AMA-2P Strong's Greek 1971 |