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Lexicon :: Strong's G2237 - hēdonē

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ἡδονή
Transliteration
hēdonē (Key)
Pronunciation
hay-don-ay'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From handano (to please)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:909,303

Strong’s Definitions

ἡδονή hēdonḗ, hay-don-ay'; from ἁνδάνω handánō (to please); sensual delight; by implication, desire:—lust, pleasure.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's G2237 in the following manner: pleasure (3x), lust (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's G2237 in the following manner: pleasure (3x), lust (2x).
  1. pleasure

  2. desires for pleasure

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἡδονή hēdonḗ, hay-don-ay'; from ἁνδάνω handánō (to please); sensual delight; by implication, desire:—lust, pleasure.
STRONGS G2237:
ἡδονή, -ῆς, , (ἥδομαι), [Simonides 117, Herodotus down], pleasure: 2 Peter 2:13; plural, Luke 8:14 (αἱ ἡδοναὶ τ. βίου); Titus 3:3; James 4:3; by metonymy, desires for pleasure (Grotius, cupiditates rerum voluptariarum), James 4:1.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Luke
8:14
Titus
3:3
James
4:1; 4:3
2 Peter
2:13

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2237 matches the Greek ἡδονή (hēdonē),
which occurs 5 times in 5 verses in the TR Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:14 - quod autem in spinis cecidit hii sunt qui audierunt et a sollicitudinibus et divitiis et voluptatibus vitae euntes suffocantur et non referunt fructum
Unchecked Copy BoxTit 3:3 - eramus enim et nos aliquando insipientes increduli errantes servientes desideriis et voluptatibus variis in malitia et invidia agentes odibiles odientes invicem
Unchecked Copy BoxJas 4:1 - unde bella et lites in vobis nonne hinc ex concupiscentiis vestris quae militant in membris vestris
Unchecked Copy BoxJas 4:3 - petitis et non accipitis eo quod male petatis ut in concupiscentiis vestris insumatis
Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:13 - percipientes mercedem iniustitiae voluptatem existimantes diei delicias coinquinationes et maculae deliciis affluentes in conviviis suis luxuriantes vobiscum
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