ἐπιπόθησις

epipothēsis · longing

Greek word · Strong’s number G1972 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

epipothēsis (ἐπιπόθησις) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “longing”.

A strong desire to see or to have something.

How to say it

e·pi·po·thē·sis

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. Strong desire to see someone again.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • 2 Corinthians 7:7

    and not only by his coming but also by the comfort with which he was comforted over you, as he reported to us your longing, your mourning, your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced even more.

  • 2 Corinthians 7:11

    For look at this very thing, being grieved according to God: how much earnestness it produced in you, even defense, even indignation, even fear, even longing, even zeal, even punishment! In everything you showed yourselves to be pure in the matter.