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Greek · G1937, G1072, G2836

ἐπεθύμει γεμίσαι τὴν κοιλίαν

To long for · to fill entirely · belly/womb/stomach

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ἐπιθυμέωG1937to long for
Pronunciationepithyméō
Intense desire directed toward an object, often with moral disapproval in NT ethical contexts.
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γεμίζωG1072to fill entirely
Pronunciationgemízō
To fill completely or to capacity, often with emphasis on fullness achieved rather than mere partial filling.
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κοιλίαG2836belly/womb/stomach
Pronunciationkoilía
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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What does ἐπιθυμέω · γεμίζω · κοιλία mean in the Bible?

ἐπιθυμέω · γεμίζω · κοιλία is a Greek phrase meaning "he desired to fill his belly/stomach".

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

Strong'sG1937, G1072, G2836
Lexical occurrences16 versesWord forms3 forms16 references

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 groups3Aligned forms16TensesAorist, Future, Present, ImperfectVoicesActive
Tenses
AoristFuturePresentImperfect
Voices
Active
Indicativestates a fact or reality14×
Present ActiveGal 5:17 · 1 Tim 3:1 · Heb 6:11 · Jas 4:2 · 1 Pet 1:125×
Aorist ActiveMatt 13:17 · 1 Cor 10:6 · Luke 22:15 · Acts 20:334×
Future ActiveRom 7:7 · Rom 13:9 · Luke 17:22 · Rev 9:64×
Imperfect ActiveLuke 15:161×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract1×
Aorist ActiveMatt 5:281×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality1×
Present ActiveLuke 16:211×
16 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical textMorphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 16 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed4ongoing5prospective4background1infinitive1participle1
Tense
present6aorist5future4imperfect1
Voice
active16
Mood
indicative14participle1infinitive1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 5:28ἐπιθυμῆσαιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 13:17ἐπεθύμησανaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 15:16ἐπεθύμειimperfect active indicativebackgroundLuke 16:21ἐπιθυμῶνpresent active participleparticipleLuke 17:22ἐπιθυμήσετεfuture active indicativeprospectiveLuke 22:15ἐπεθύμησαaorist active indicativecompletedActs 20:33ἐπεθύμησαaorist active indicativecompletedRomans 7:7ἐπιθυμήσειςfuture active indicativeprospectiveRomans 13:9ἐπιθυμήσειςfuture active indicativeprospective1 Corinthians 10:6ἐπεθύμησανaorist active indicativecompletedGalatians 5:17ἐπιθυμεῖpresent active indicativeongoing1 Timothy 3:1ἐπιθυμεῖpresent active indicativeongoingHebrews 6:11ἐπιθυμοῦμενpresent active indicativeongoingJames 4:2ἐπιθυμεῖτεpresent active indicativeongoing1 Peter 1:12ἐπιθυμοῦσινpresent active indicativeongoingRevelation 9:6ἐπιθυμήσουσινfuture active indicativeprospective

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)

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

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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