ἐπιθυμίας [3 verses](noun pl fem acc) "Lusts" is from epithymia, which means "desire", "yearning", "appetite", "lust", "sexual desire," and "the object of desire." It literally means "desire on." -  "Lusts" is a noun that means "desire", "yearning", "appetite", "lust", "sexual desire," and "the object of desire." It is from the same word that Jesus uses as a verb to express people wanting or desiring to do something.