ἐπιθυμίας

epithumias

desires

from ἐπιθυμέω; a longing (especially for what is forbidden):--concupiscence, desire, lust (after).

G1939

John 8:44 · Word #10

Lexicon G1939

Lemmaἐπιθυμία
Transliterationepithymía
Strong'sG1939
In-contextdesires
Literaldesires/lusts

Morphology N ACC F PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent
Gender F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Lexical Info

Lemmaἐπιθυμία
Strong'sG1939

SIBI-P1 G1939-05

over-desirings (accusative feminine plural); of an over-desire (genitive feminine singular)

Morphological NotesNoun; accusative feminine plural (AFP) in most occurrences, functioning as direct object; one instance genitive feminine singular (GFS), indicating possession, source, or description.
Rendering RationaleThe rendering "over-desirings" preserves the intensified sense of ἐπι- (upon/over) joined to θυμός (passion, impulse), conveying a strong or overreaching desire. The accusative feminine plural reflects the predominant AFP morphology in the data, while the genitive feminine singular form is represented as "of an over-desire," preserving its case and number.

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Words from Root ἐπιθυμία (desire, longing, craving, over-desire, strong impulse)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G1939-01 epithumia the over-desire
G1939-02 epithumiai over-desires
G1939-03 epithumiais to/for the intense-longings

Word Usage (38 occurrences of G1939)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Mark 4:19 ἐπιθυμίαι epithumiai lusts
Luke 22:15 ἐπιθυμίᾳ epithumia with desire
John 8:44 ἐπιθυμίας epithumias desires