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Strong’s G2237 · Greek

ἡδονή

hēdonḗ · hay-don-ay'

Origin from ἁνδάνω (to please);

Meaning sensual delight; by implication, desire

In the King James Version lust, pleasure.

In 5 verses of the King James Version

  1. Luke 8:14And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.
  2. Titus 3:3For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
  3. James 4:1From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
  4. James 4:3Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
  5. 2 Peter 2:13And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you;

From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.

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