What does ἐπιθυμέω · γεμίζω · κοιλία mean in the Bible?
ἐπιθυμέω · γεμίζω · κοιλία is a Greek phrase meaning "he desired to fill his belly/stomach".
Greek · G1937, G1072, G2836
ἐπεθύμει γεμίσαι τὴν κοιλίαν
To long for · to fill entirely · belly/womb/stomach
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ἐπιθυμέω G1937 to long for
Pronunciation epithyméō
Intense desire directed toward an object, often with moral disapproval in NT ethical contexts.
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γεμίζω G1072 to fill entirely
Pronunciation gemízō
To fill completely or to capacity, often with emphasis on fullness achieved rather than mere partial filling.
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κοιλία G2836 belly/womb/stomach
Pronunciation koilía
Body cavity hosting life's origin and deepest desires; womb, stomach, or metaphorically the heart's core.
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What does ἐπεθύμει γεμίσαι τὴν κοιλίαν (epethymei gemisai tēn koilian) mean in the Bible?
ἐπιθυμέω · γεμίζω · κοιλία is a Greek phrase meaning "he desired to fill his belly/stomach".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1937, G1072, G2836?
G1937, G1072, G2836 is connected to 16 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. he desired to fill his belly/stomach
Source Gloss
he desired to fill his belly/stomach
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 16 Tenses Aorist, Future, Present, Imperfect Voices Active
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 14×
Present Active Gal 5:17 · 1 Tim 3:1 · Heb 6:11 · Jas 4:2 · 1 Pet 1:12 5×
Aorist Active Matt 13:17 · 1 Cor 10:6 · Luke 22:15 · Acts 20:33 4×
Future Active Rom 7:7 · Rom 13:9 · Luke 17:22 · Rev 9:6 4×
Imperfect Active Luke 15:16 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Aorist Active Matt 5:28 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Present Active Luke 16:21 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 16 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 6 aorist 5 future 4 imperfect 1
Voice
active 16
Mood
indicative 14 participle 1 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 5:28 ἐπιθυμῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 13:17 ἐπεθύμησαν aorist active indicative completed Luke 15:16 ἐπεθύμει imperfect active indicative background Luke 16:21 ἐπιθυμῶν present active participle participle Luke 17:22 ἐπιθυμήσετε future active indicative prospective Luke 22:15 ἐπεθύμησα aorist active indicative completed Acts 20:33 ἐπεθύμησα aorist active indicative completed Romans 7:7 ἐπιθυμήσεις future active indicative prospective Romans 13:9 ἐπιθυμήσεις future active indicative prospective 1 Corinthians 10:6 ἐπεθύμησαν aorist active indicative completed Galatians 5:17 ἐπιθυμεῖ present active indicative ongoing 1 Timothy 3:1 ἐπιθυμεῖ present active indicative ongoing Hebrews 6:11 ἐπιθυμοῦμεν present active indicative ongoing James 4:2 ἐπιθυμεῖτε present active indicative ongoing 1 Peter 1:12 ἐπιθυμοῦσιν present active indicative ongoing Revelation 9:6 ἐπιθυμήσουσιν future active indicative prospective
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἐπεθύμει γεμίσαι τὴν κοιλίαν is built from these roots:
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain