verb
epipothamō
Strong’sG1971
I long for, strain after, desire greatly
stem epipoth-9 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 books6 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ἐπι-ποθέω, -ῶ
[in LXX for יָאַב, אָרַג, כָּסַף hi., etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1971 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidep-ee-poth-eh'-o
to dote upon, i.e. intensely crave possession (lawfully or wrongfully)
Fromfrom G1909 and potheo (to yearn);
King James(earnestly) desire (greatly), (greatly) long (after), lust.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
desire besides or yearn after, c.accusative, Refs 5th c.BC+; feel the want of, LXX+5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| epipothamōἐπιποθῶ | happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular | long | 2× |
| epipothatōἐπιποθεῖ | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | yearns | 1× |
| epipothavarἐπιποθήσατε | happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural | long for | 1× |
| epipotharōntosἐπιποθῶν | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | long | 2× |
| epipotharōntoisἐπιποθοῦντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | long | 2× |
| epipotharōntoiuἐπιποθούντων | happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine | long for | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 3 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epipothamō2×ἐπιποθῶ | epipothame | epipothami | epipothama | epipothamē | epipothamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | epipothasō | epipothase | epipothasi | epipothasa | epipothasē | epipothaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epipothatō1×ἐπιποθεῖ | epipothate | epipothati | epipothata | epipothatē | epipothatelē |
| we 1st person plural | epipothanō | epipothane | epipothani | epipothana | epipothanē | epipothanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epipothavō | epipothave | epipothavi | epipothava | epipothavē | epipothavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | epipothalō | epipothale | epipothali | epipothala | epipothalē | epipothalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epipothameiō | epipothameia | epipothameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | epipothaseiō | epipothaseia | epipothaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epipothateiō | epipothateia | epipothateiē |
| we 1st person plural | epipothaneiō | epipothaneia | epipothaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epipothaveiō | epipothaveia | epipothaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | epipothaleiō | epipothaleia | epipothaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epipothasōr | epipothasar | epipothasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epipothatōr | epipothatar | epipothatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | epipothavōr | epipothavar1×ἐπιποθήσατε | epipothavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | epipothalōr | epipothalar | epipothalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epipothamoiō | epipothamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | epipothasoiō | epipothasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epipothatoiō | epipothatoia |
| we 1st person plural | epipothanoiō | epipothanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epipothavoiō | epipothavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | epipothaloiō | epipothaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | epipotharō | epipothari | epipothara | epipotharē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 5 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | epipotharōntos5×ἐπιποθῶν | epipotharintos | epipotharantos | epipotharēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
epipoth is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
9 occurrences, every one of them listed
epipothamō“long”happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular2×
Romans 1:11epipothamō gar horara vin, hina tinem metadōameia …For I long to see you so that I …
Philippians 1:8marturos gar mu tos theos, hōs epipothamō pantoin vin en splanchnei Christou Iēsu.God is my witness how I long for all of you with the affection …
epipothatō“yearns”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
James 4:5… kenōs tas grafas legatō; Pros fthonon epipothatō tem pneumem hem katoikizata en ni?… He caused to dwell in us yearns with envy?
epipothavar“long for”happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural1×
1 Peter 2:2“long for”… artigennēteim brefeim tem logikem adolem galaktem epipothavar, hina en aute auxaniveia eis sōtērēan,Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
epipotharōntos“long”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine2×
Philippians 2:26epeidē epipotharōntos ate pantoin vin, kai adēmonarōntos dioti …For he has been longing for all of you and is distressed …
2 Timothy 1:4epipotharōntos sin horara, mimnēskorēntos su teiu dakrueiu, …Recalling your tears, I long to see you so that I …
epipotharōntois“long”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine2×
2 Corinthians 5:2… oikētēriem nu tem ek ouranou ependuera epipotharōntois,For in this tent we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly …
1 Thessalonians 3:6… hoti echavō mneian nu agathan pantote epipotharōntois nin horara kathaper kai nis vin,… to see us just as we long to see you.
epipotharōntoiu“long for”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine1×
2 Corinthians 9:14“long for”kai autoiu deēsia huper vu epipotharōntoiu vin dia tan huperballarōntan charitan tou …And their prayers for you will express their affection for you, because of the surpassing grace God has …