Longing
ἐπιποθίαStrong’s G1974epipothia
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Epipothia is the Greek word usually translated “great desire”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“But now having no more place in these parts, and having a great desire these many years to come unto you;”
Meaning
Usually translated “great desire”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- a great desire 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Romans 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ἐπιποθία epipothia · longing
ἐπιπόθία (WH, -ας, ἡ = ἐπιπόθησις, ) longing: Rom.15:23.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “longing” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
LONG'ING, participle present
tense Earnestly desiring; having a craving or preternatural appetite.
All definitions and other forms of “longing”
LONG'ING, noun
An eager desire; a craving or preternatural appetite.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.