ἐπιθῡμ-έω,
set one's heart upon a thing, long for, covet, desire, with genitive of things, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.66, A. “Ag.” 216, etc.: also with _genitive_ _person_, Lys. 3.5, X. “An.” 4.1.14 (later with _accusative_ _person_, [Men.] cited in Clem.Al. “Strom.” 5.119, “Tab.Defix.” “Aud.” 271.45 (Hadrumetum, 3rd c.AD))] Refs 5th c.BC+]; of political attachments, τῶν ἡμετέρων πολεμίων 5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 4.28; ὀλιγαρχίας 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 20.3: with infinitive, desire to do, πλῶσαι 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.24; ἀπικνέεσθαι[[ [prev. work] 116; περισσὰ δρᾶν 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 617, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]: absolutely, desire, covet, [[ Th. 6.92; ὁ ἀεὶ-ῶν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 313d, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ ἐπιθυμοῦν τοῦ πλοῦ, ={ἐπιθυμία}, eagerness for it, [[ Th. 6.24 ] Refs]:—passive, to be desired, τὰ ἐπιθυμούμενα 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Philebus” 35d.