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ἐπιθυμία

Alt. ἐπιθυ_μία, ἡ,

Etym. ἐπιθυμέω

1. "desire, yearning, longing", Hdt., Plat., etc.; ἐπιθυμίᾳ "by passion", opp. to προνοίᾳ, Thuc.

2. c. gen. "a longing after" a thing, "desire of or for" it, id=Thuc., etc.; so, ἐπ. πρός τι id=Thuc.