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G1972 ἐπιπόθησις (epipóthēsis)
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Quick Definition

ἐπιπόθησις, εως, ἡ n.f. eager longing, desire

Strong's Definition

from 1971; a longing for

KJV Usage: earnest (vehement) desire

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

noun, f. | -εως | ἐπιποθέω

25.18 · Attitudes and Emotions · Desire Strongly

longing for, deep desire longing for something, with the implication of recognizing a lack

2CO 7:7 · 2CO 7:11

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

ἐπι-πόθησις, -εως, ἡ, longing: 2 Co. vii. 7,11. (Ezek. xxiii. 11 Aq.; Clem. Alex. strom. 4, 21,131 p. 527 a.)

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

ἐπιπόθησις epipothēsis 2x

earnest desire, strong affection, 2 Cor. 7:7, 11*

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

**† ἐπι-πόθησις, -εως, ἡ

[in Aq.: Ez 23:11 * ;]

longing: II Co 7:7, 11.†

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

ἐπιπόθησις (epipothēsis) — longing. ἐπιπόθ-ησις, εως, ἡ, longing after, τινός [NT+2nd c.AD+]

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