2 Peter 2:10:72 Pet.2.10.W7TAB
ἐπιθυμίᾳ
epithymia
“desire”
- Transliteration
- e-pi-thy-MI-a
- Extended
- eh-pih-thy-MI-ah
- IPA
- /e.pi.tʰyˈmi.aː/
Meaning by language
- English
- desire
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-pi-thy-MI-a
- sentence
MA-lis-ta DE tous o-PI-sô sar-KOS en e-pi-thy-MI-a mi-as-MOU po-reu-o-ME-nous KAI ky-ri-O-tê-tos ka-ta-phro-NOUN-tas
Exegesis
The dative noun en epithymia {ἐν ἐπιθυμίᾳ | en e-pi-thy-mí-a} “in desire” governed by the genitive miasmou {μιασμοῦ | mi-as-moû} “of defilement” portrays internal corruption.
Root and etymology
epithymeóe-pi-thy-mé-ō
“to desire, set the heart upon”
In context — 2 Peter 2:10
Especially those who pursue the flesh in the desire of defilement and who despise authority, impious and arrogant, blaspheming the glorious ones.
About this coordinate
2 Peter 2:10:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Peter 2:10, so the Greek word ἐπιθυμίᾳ (epithymia) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Pet.2.10.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Pet.2.10.W7.S1) and character.