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ἐπιθυμητής
epithumētēs
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G:N-M Greek

one who desires

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Epithumetes denotes people characterized in 1 Corinthians 10:6 as desiring evil things.

The attested use identifies people whose desire is directed toward evil things in 1 Corinthians 10:6.

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  1. People desiring evil things · dominant

    In 1 Corinthians 10:6, the accusative plural masculine form occurs in the purpose clause about not becoming such people; the APB renders the clause "so that we might not be ones who desire evil things."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Corinthians 10:6, the APB presents the clause as "we might not be ones who desire evil things." That wording confirms the clause's overall presentation rather than isolating a precise English equivalent.

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