ἐπι-ποθέω, -ῶ
[in LXX for יָאַב, אָרַג, כָּסַף hi., etc.;]
to long for, desire: c. inf., Ro 1:11, II Co 5:2, I Th 3:6, II Ti 1:4, Phl 2:26 (WH, [txt.]); c. acc rei, I Pe 2:2; c. acc pers., II Co 9:14, Phl 1:82:26 (WH, mg); absol., Ja 4:5 (v. Mayor, in l.).†