Epipóthēsis — G1972

Definition

feminine noun

a longing for

Usually translated as

desire, earnest

Origin

from G1971

• epipothéō (G1971)

Occurrences

Epipóthēsis occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Corinthians (2)

• 2 Corinthians 7:7 — And not by his coming only, but by the consolation wherewith he was comforted in you, when he told us your earnest desire (ἐπιπόθησιν), your mourning, your fervent mind toward me; so that I rejoiced the more.
• 2 Corinthians 7:11 — For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire (ἐπιπόθησιν), yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.