ἐπιθυμέω
κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
English (LSJ)
A set one's heart upon a thing, long for, covet, desire, c. gen. rei, Hdt.2.66, A.Ag.216, etc.: also c. gen. pers., Lys.3.5, X.An.4.1.14 (later c. acc. pers., [Men.] ap.Clem.Al.Strom.5.119, Tab.Defix. Aud.271.45 (Hadrumetum, iii A.D.)); of political attachments, τῶν ἡμετέρων πολεμίων And.4.28; ὀλιγαρχίας Lys.20.3: c. inf., desire to do, πλῶσαι Hdt.1.24; ἀπικνέεσθαι ib.116; περισσὰ δρᾶν S.Tr.617, etc.: abs., desire, covet, Th.6.92; ὁ ἀεὶ-ῶν Pl.Prt.313d, etc.; τὸ ἐπιθυμοῦν τοῦ πλοῦ, = ἐπιθυμία, eagerness for it, Th.6.24:—Pass., to be desired, τὰ ἐπιθυμούμενα Pl.Phlb.35d.
German (Pape)
[Seite 943] seine Begier auf Etwas richten, begehren, verlangen, τινός, Aesch. Ag. 209; c. inf., Soph. Tr. 614; ἐπιθυμῶ εἰδέναι Plat. Gorg. 474 c; τὸ ἀνόμοιον ἀνομοίων ἐπιθυμεῖ καὶ ἐρᾷ Conv. 186 b; τῆς σοφίας Phaed. 96 a; τὰ ἐπιθυμούμενα Phil. 35 d; Folgde; τὸ ἐπιθυμοῦν, die Begierde, das Verlangen, τοῦ πλοῦ Thuc. 6, 24. – Auch wie ἐρᾶν, γυναικὸς ἢ παιδός, Xen. An. 4, 1, 14 u. öfter; auch von Thieren, οἱ ὄνοι οὐκ ἐπιθυμοῦσιν ἵππων D. Chrys.; – ἐπιθυμίαν, LXX.; Sp., wie Men. bei Clem. Al. 605 d, construiren es auch mit dem acc.
French (Bailly abrégé)
-ῶ :
désirer : τινος qch ; avec un rég. de pers. : ἐπ. τινος ou τινα désirer qqn, s’attacher à qqn.
Étymologie: ἐπί, θυμός.
English (Strong)
from ἐπί and θυμός; to set the heart upon, i.e. long for (rightfully or otherwise): covet, desire, would fain, lust (after).
