Lectionary Calendar
Friday, April 19th, 2024
the Third Week after Easter
Attention!
Tired of seeing ads while studying? Now you can enjoy an "Ads Free" version of the site for as little as 10¢ a day and support a great cause!
Click here to learn more!

Bible Dictionaries
Long, Long, Longing

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

Search for…
or
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Prev Entry
Long
Next Entry
Longer
Resource Toolbox
Additional Links
A — 1: ἐπιποθέω

(Strong's #1971 — Verb — epipotheo — ep-ee-poth-eh'-o )

"to long for greatly" (a strengthened form of potheo, "to long for," not found in the NT), is translated "I long," in Romans 1:11; in 2 Corinthians 5:2 , RV, "longing" (AV, "earnestly desiring"); in 1 Thessalonians 3:6; 2 Timothy 1:4 , RV, "longing" (AV, "desiring greatly"); to long after, in 2 Corinthians 9:14; Philippians 1:8; 2:26; to long for, in 1 Peter 2:2 , RV (AV, "desire"); James 4:5 , RV, "long." See DESIRE.

B — 1: ἐπιπόθητος

(Strong's #1973 — Adjective — epipothetos — ep-ee-poth'-ay-tos )

akin to A, and an intensive form of pothetos, "desired, greatly desired," "longed for," is used in Philippians 4:1 .

C — 1: ἐπιποθία

(Strong's #1974 — Noun Feminine — epipothia — ep-ee-poth-ee'-ah )

"a longing" (akin to A and B), is found in Romans 15:23 , RV, "longing" (AV, "great desire"). See DESIRE.

C — 2: ἐπιπόθησις

(Strong's #1972 — Noun Feminine — epipothesis — ep-ee-poth'-ay-sis )

"a longing" (perhaps stressing the process more than No. 1), is found in 2 Corinthians 7:7 , RV, "longing" (AV, "earnest desire"); 2 Corinthians 7:11 , RV, "longing" (AV, "vehement desire").

Bibliography Information
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Long, Long, Longing'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​l/long-long-longing.html. 1940.
adsFree icon
Ads FreeProfile