Occurrences
Epithymía occurs 38 times in 37 verses of the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Mark (1), Luke (1), John (1), Romans (5), Galatians (2), Ephesians (2), Philippians (1), Colossians (1), 1 Thessalonians (2), 1 Timothy (1), 2 Timothy (3), Titus (2), James (2), 1 Peter (4), 2 Peter (4), 1 John (2), Jude (2), Revelation (1)
- Mark 4:19 — And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts (ἐπιθυμίαι) of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.
- Luke 22:15 — And he said unto them, With desire (ἐπιθυμίᾳ) I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer:
- John 8:44 — Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts (ἐπιθυμίας) of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
- Romans 1:24 — Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts (ἐπιθυμίαις) of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
- Romans 6:12 — Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts (ἐπιθυμίαις) thereof.
- Romans 7:7 — What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust (ἐπιθυμίαν), except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.
- Romans 7:8 — But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence (ἐπιθυμίαν). For without the law sin was dead.
- Romans 13:14 — But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts (ἐπιθυμίας) thereof.
- Galatians 5:16 — This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust (ἐπιθυμίαν) of the flesh.
- Galatians 5:24 — And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts (ἐπιθυμίαις).
- Ephesians 2:3 — Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts (ἐπιθυμίαις) of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.
- Ephesians 4:22 — That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts (ἐπιθυμίας);
- Philippians 1:23 — For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire (ἐπιθυμίαν) to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:
- Colossians 3:5 — Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence (ἐπιθυμίαν), and covetousness, which is idolatry:
- 1 Thessalonians 2:17 — But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to see your face with great desire (ἐπιθυμίᾳ).
- 1 Thessalonians 4:5 — Not in the lust of concupiscence (ἐπιθυμίας), even as the Gentiles which know not God:
- 1 Timothy 6:9 — But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts (ἐπιθυμίας), which drown men in destruction and perdition.
- 2 Timothy 2:22 — Flee also youthful lusts (ἐπιθυμίας): but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
- 2 Timothy 3:6 — For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts (ἐπιθυμίαις),
- 2 Timothy 4:3 — For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts (ἐπιθυμίας) shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
- Titus 2:12 — Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts (ἐπιθυμίας), we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
- Titus 3:3 — For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts (ἐπιθυμίαις) and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
- James 1:14 — But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust (ἐπιθυμίας), and enticed.
- James 1:15 — Then when lust (ἐπιθυμίᾳ) hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
- 1 Peter 1:14 — As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts (ἐπιθυμίαις) in your ignorance:
- 1 Peter 2:11 — Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts (ἐπιθυμιῶν), which war against the soul;
- 1 Peter 4:2 — That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts (ἐπιθυμίαις) of men, but to the will of God.
- 1 Peter 4:3 — For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts (ἐπιθυμίαις), excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:
- 2 Peter 1:4 — Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust (ἐπιθυμίᾳ).
- 2 Peter 2:10 — But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust (ἐπιθυμίᾳ) of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.
- 2 Peter 2:18 — For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts (ἐπιθυμίαις) of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.
- 2 Peter 3:3 — Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts (ἐπιθυμίας),
- 1 John 2:16 — For all that is in the world, the lust (ἐπιθυμίᾳ) of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
- 1 John 2:16 — For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust (ἐπιθυμίᾳ) of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
- 1 John 2:17 — And the world passeth away, and the lust (ἐπιθυμίᾳ) thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
- Jude 1:16 — These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts (ἐπιθυμίας); and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men’s persons in admiration because of advantage.
- Jude 1:18 — How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts (ἐπιθυμίας).
- Revelation 18:14 — And the fruits that thy soul lusted after (ἐπιθυμίας) are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all.