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ἐπιθυμίας τῆς ἀπάτης

A longing (especially for what is forbidden) · delusion

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ἐπιθυμία G1939 a longing (especially for what is forbidden)
Pronunciation epithymía
Intense craving, especially for what is forbidden or worldly; often contrasted with rational choice or obedience to God.
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ἀπάτη G539 delusion
Pronunciation apátē
Deceptive allure that ensnares through false promises—wealth, sin, desire—rather than conscious lying.
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What does ἐπιθυμίας τῆς ἀπάτης (epithymias tēs apatēs) mean in the Bible?

ἐπιθυμία · ἀπάτη is a Greek word meaning "desires of deceit, deceitful cravings".

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Meaning

desires of deceit, deceitful cravings
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Feminine Jas 1:15 · 1 John 2:16 · 1 John 2:17 4×
Nominative · Plural · Feminine Mark 4:19 1×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine 1 Thess 4:5 · Jas 1:14 · Rev 18:14 3×
Genitive · Plural · Feminine 1 Pet 2:11 1×
Dative · Plural · Feminine Rom 1:24 · Rom 6:12 · Gal 5:24 · Eph 2:3 · 2 Tim 3:6 · Titus 3:3 · 1 Pet 1:14 · 1 Pet 4:2 · 1 Pet 4:3 · 2 Pet 2:18 10×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Luke 22:15 · 1 Thess 2:17 · 2 Pet 1:4 · 2 Pet 2:10 4×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine John 8:44 · Rom 13:14 · Eph 4:22 · 1 Tim 6:9 · 2 Tim 2:22 · 2 Tim 4:3 · Titus 2:12 · 2 Pet 3:3 · Jude 1:16 · Jude 1:18 10×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Rom 7:7 · Rom 7:8 · Gal 5:16 · Phil 1:23 · Col 3:5 5×
38 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Colossians 3 — Raised with Christ: Putting Off the Old Life and Putting On the New Galatians 5 — Stand Firm in Freedom: Faith Working Through Love and Life by the Spirit Mark 4 — The Mystery of the Kingdom: Hearing, Fruitfulness, and the Lord over the Storm Matthew 13 — The Kingdom in Parables: Hearing, Hiddenness, Growth, Worth, and Judgment Romans 13 — Submission to Governing Authorities, Love as the Fulfillment of the Law, and Life in the Light of the Coming Day Romans 7 — Released from the Law, Exposed by the Law, and Crying Out for Deliverance

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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