ἐπεθύμησαν [1 verse]( verb 3rd pl aor ind act ) "Have desired" is from epithumia, which means "set one's heart upon," "long for," "covet," "eagerness for," "desire," "yearning," and "longing after." Passive, "to be desired." It is not the more common word meaning "desire" which is used in Luke 10:24.  - - "Desired" is a verb that means "to set one's heart up," and, more generally, to "desire," "yearning," and "longing after." The tense indicates something that happens at some specific point in time, past, present, or future. The more common Greek word meaning "to desire" is used Luke 10:24