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25.20 ἐπιθυμέωb; ἐπιθυμίαb, ας f: to strongly desire to have what belongs to someone else and/or to engage in an activity which is morally wrong—‘to covet, to lust, evil desires, lust, desire.’
Louw, J. P., & Nida, E. A. (1996). Greek-English lexicon of the New Testament: based on semantic domains (electronic ed. of the 2nd edition., Vol. 1, p. 290). New York: United Bible Societies.
Louw, J. P., & Nida, E. A. (1996). Greek-English lexicon of the New Testament: based on semantic domains (electronic ed. of the 2nd edition., Vol. 1, p. 290). New York: United Bible Societies.
If you want to know the meaning of words from the bible, you really need to get yourself a Strong Concordance or something like that. You need to know what the word meant when it was penned and not what it means thousands of years later for that can really skew the understanding of the scripture, as we can see what has happened here. Kudos for your studies 
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If you want to know the meaning of words from the bible, you really need to get yourself a Strong Concordance or something like that. You need to know what the word meant when it was penned and not what it means thousands of years later for that can really skew the understanding of the scripture, as we can see what has happened here. Kudos for your studies
Yes, the verse is not about natural sexual attraction per se, but about lusting after that which belongs to another. "But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart" The subject is adultery, your not suppose to lust after another mans wife or another woman's husband because they are taken. So imo, you are correct, we were all created with sexual desire to procreate, and its not sinful for 2 single people to be attracted to one another... But of course, acting upon that attraction (premarital sex) is fornication.
Lust is a desire that cannot be satisfied because it looks for fulfillment outside of God and His ways.
Proverbs 27:7 The full soul [the proud, puffed up] loatheth an honeycomb [wisdom of God]; but to the hungry soul [filled with lust, not whole or filled with the Word] every bitter thing is sweet [evil seems good to them - they dont even want to eat the honey - which would only satisfy them].
Haggai 1:6 ...ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; [insatiable because they are without God... only God can fill our needs as He gives wholeness and contentment]
Proverbs 30:15-16 The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough: The grave [death and spiritually dead]; and the barren womb [unfruitfulness]; the earth that is not filled with water [earth=clay=man or rule of flesh without the living Water, "dry places" where demons dwell, spiritual desert vs the Promised land]; and the fire [torment of hell - unquencheable flames; also lust in which they burn] that saith not, It is enough [insatiable character of it because it does not abide in the fullness of God].
Proverbs 27:7 The full soul [the proud, puffed up] loatheth an honeycomb [wisdom of God]; but to the hungry soul [filled with lust, not whole or filled with the Word] every bitter thing is sweet [evil seems good to them - they dont even want to eat the honey - which would only satisfy them].
Haggai 1:6 ...ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; [insatiable because they are without God... only God can fill our needs as He gives wholeness and contentment]
Proverbs 30:15-16 The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough: The grave [death and spiritually dead]; and the barren womb [unfruitfulness]; the earth that is not filled with water [earth=clay=man or rule of flesh without the living Water, "dry places" where demons dwell, spiritual desert vs the Promised land]; and the fire [torment of hell - unquencheable flames; also lust in which they burn] that saith not, It is enough [insatiable character of it because it does not abide in the fullness of God].
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