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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)
mGNT
5x in 3 unique form(s) TR
5x in 3 unique form(s) LXX
2x in 2 unique form(s)
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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, ἡ, (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.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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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.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:14 - وَمَا وَقَعَ حَيْثُ الأَشْوَاكُ هُمُ الَّذِينَ يَسْمَعُونَ ثُمَّ يَمْضُونَ فَتَخْنُقُهُمْ هُمُومُ الْحَيَاةِ وَغِنَاهَا وَلَذَّاتُهَا، فَلا يُنْتِجُونَ ثَمَراً نَاضِجاً.

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Unchecked Copy BoxTit 3:3 - فَإِنَّنَا نَحْنُ أَيْضاً كُنَّا فِي الْمَاضِي جُهَّالاً، غَيْرَ مُطِيعِينَ، تَائِهِينَ فِي الضَّلالِ، عَبِيداً يَخْدِمُونَ الشَّهَوَاتِ وَاللَّذَّاتِ الْمُخْتَلِفَةَ، نَعِيشُ فِي الْخُبْثِ وَالْحَسَدِ، مَكْرُوهِينَ، وَكَارِهِينَ بَعْضُنَا لِبَعْضٍ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 4:1 - مِنْ أَيْنَ النِّزَاعُ وَالْخِصَامُ بَيْنَكُمْ؟ أَلَيْسَ مِنْ لَذَّاتِكُمْ تِلْكَ الْمُتَصَارِعَةِ فِي أَعْضَائِكُمْ؟

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 4:3 - وَإذَا طَلَبْتُمْ مِنْهُ شَيْئاً، فَإِنَّكُمْ لَا تَحْصُلُونَ عَلَيْهِ: لأَنَّكُمْ تَطْلُبُونَ بِدَافِعٍ شِرِّيرٍ، إِذْ تَنْوُونَ أَنْ تَسْتَهْلِكُوا مَا تَنَالُونَهُ لإِشْبَاعِ شَهْوَاتِكُمْ فَقَطْ.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:13 - وَبِذَلِكَ يَنَالُونَ أُجْرَةَ إِثْمِهِمْ! إِنَّهُمْ يَحْسَبُونَ الانْغِمَاسَ فِي اللَّذَّاتِ طُولَ النَّهَارِ بَهْجَةً عَظِيمَةً. فَهُمْ أَدْنَاسٌ وَعُيُوبٌ: يَتَلَذَّذُونَ بِالنَّجَاسَةِ وَيُحَاوِلُونَ خِدَاعَكُمْ، فَيَشْتَرِكُونَ مَعَكُمْ فِي الْوَلائِمِ.
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