What does πάθημα · ἐπιθυμία mean in the Bible?
πάθημα · ἐπιθυμία is a Greek phrase meaning "disordered impulses, cravings, and desires associated with fleshly rule".
Greek · G3804, G1939
τοῖς παθήμασιν καὶ ταῖς ἐπιθυμίαις
Suffering · a longing (especially for what is forbidden)
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πάθημα G3804 suffering
Pronunciation páthēma
Suffering as something undergone or inflicted upon one, especially Christ's afflictions shared by believers.
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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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What does τοῖς παθήμασιν καὶ ταῖς ἐπιθυμίαις (tois pathēmasin kai tais epithymiais) mean in the Bible?
πάθημα · ἐπιθυμία is a Greek phrase meaning "disordered impulses, cravings, and desires associated with fleshly rule".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3804, G1939?
G3804, G1939 is connected to 16 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. disordered impulses, cravings, and desires associated with fleshly rule
Source Gloss
disordered impulses, cravings, and desires associated with fleshly rule
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 5 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 5 Aligned forms 16 Case pattern Genitive (7) Number pattern Plural (15)
Nominative · Plural · Neuter Rom 7:5 · Rom 8:18 · 2 Cor 1:5 3×
Genitive · Plural · Neuter 2 Cor 1:6 · 2 Cor 1:7 · Phil 3:10 · Heb 2:10 · Heb 10:32 · 1 Pet 5:1 · 1 Pet 5:9 7×
Dative · Plural · Neuter Gal 5:24 · Col 1:24 · 2 Tim 3:11 · 1 Pet 4:13 4×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Heb 2:9 1×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter 1 Pet 1:11 1×
Word Origins
τοῖς παθήμασιν καὶ ταῖς ἐπιθυμίαις is built from this root:
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