ἐπιθυμητής
epithumētēs
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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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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.