Exodus 15:9
The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.
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Lust
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1 John 2:17
And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
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3 occurrences in 3 verses.
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ἐπιθυμία
epithymía · ep-ee-thoo-mee'-ah
9 times translated as this KJV form38 total Strong's occurrences
a longing (especially for what is forbidden)
Strong's KJV usage: :--concupiscence, desire, lust (after).
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Romans 7:7Strong's last: 1 John 2:17
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epithyméō · ep-ee-thoo-meh'-o
2 times translated as this KJV form18 total Strong's occurrences
to set the heart upon, i.e. long for (rightfully or otherwise)
Strong's KJV usage: :--covet, desire, would fain, lust (after).
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Matthew 5:28Strong's last: James 4:2
Open full G1937 profile →נֶפֶשׁ
nephesh · neh'-fesh
2 times translated as this KJV form738 total Strong's occurrences
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Strong's KJV usage: any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, × dead(-ly), desire, × (dis-) contented, × fish, ghost, greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, × jeopardy of) life (× in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-) self, them (your) -selves, slay, soul, tablet, they, thing, (× she) will, × would have it.
Strong's first: Exodus 15:9Strong's last: Psalms 78:18
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autós · ow-tos'
1 times translated as this KJV form5,718 total Strong's occurrences
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the compound G1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
Strong's KJV usage: :--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which.
Strong's first: Romans 1:27Strong's last: Romans 1:27
Open full G846 profile →πάθος
páthos · path'-os
1 times translated as this KJV form3 total Strong's occurrences
properly, suffering ("pathos"), i.e. (subjectively) a passion (especially concupiscence)
Strong's KJV usage: :-- (inordinate) affection, lust.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: 1 Thessalonians 4:5Strong's last: 1 Thessalonians 4:5
Open full G3806 profile →חָמַד
châmad · khaw-mad'
1 times translated as this KJV form21 total Strong's occurrences
to delight in
Strong's KJV usage: beauty, greatly beloved, covet, delectable thing, (× great) delight, desire, goodly, lust, (be) pleasant (thing), precious (thing).
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Proverbs 6:25Strong's last: Proverbs 6:25
Open full H2530 profile →שְׁרִירוּת
shᵉrîyrûwth · sher-ee-rooth'
1 times translated as this KJV form10 total Strong's occurrences
obstinacy
Strong's KJV usage: imagination, lust.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Psalms 81:12Strong's last: Psalms 81:12
Open full H8307 profile →תַּאֲוָה
taʼăvâh · tah-av-aw'
1 times translated as this KJV form19 total Strong's occurrences
a longing; by implication, a delight (subjectively, satisfaction, objectively, a charm)
Strong's KJV usage: dainty, desire, × exceedingly, × greedily, lust(ing), pleasant. See also 6914.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Psalms 78:30Strong's last: Psalms 78:30
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Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.
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lust
LUST, noun
1. Longing desire; eagerness to possess or enjoy; as the lust of gain.
My lust shall be satisfied upon them. Exodus 15:9.
2. Concupiscence; carnal appetite; unlawful desire of carnal pleasure. Romans 1:27. 2 Peter 2:10.
3. Evil propensity; depraved affections and desires. James 1:14. Psalms 81:12.
4. Vigor; active power. [Not used.]
LUST, verb intransitive
1. To desire eagerly; to long; with after.
Thou mayest kill and eat flesh in all thy gates, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after. Deuteronomy 12:15.
2. To have carnal desire; to desire eagerly the gratification of carnal appetite.
LUST not after her beauty in thy heart. Proverbs 6:25.
Whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her, hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. Matthew 5:28.
3. To have irregular or inordinate desires.
The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy. James 4:2.
LUST not after evil things as they also lusted. 1 Corinthians 10:6.
4. To list; to like.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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