It is a transliterated Word, Phonetic Spelling. Epithumia, ep-ee-thoo-mee'-ah
meaning: desire, craving, longing, desire for what is forbidden, lust
Epitumia
1: Agape 2: Philia 3: Storge 4: Eros 5: Epithumia
Plato believed the human soul is divided into three parts: reason (logos), spirit (thumos), and appetite (epithumia). Reason is associated with intellect and rational thought, spirit with courage and emotional responses, and appetite with physical desires and basic needs.
Plato believed that the self consisted of three parts: reason (logos), spirit (thumos), and appetite (epithumia). Reason governs logic and rational thought, spirit relates to courage and emotion, and appetite pertains to basic physical desires. Plato viewed the ideals of truth, beauty, and goodness as central to understanding the self.