King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G2237
Transliteration: hēdonē
Phonetic Spelling: (hay-don-ay')
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: pleasure
Meaning: pleasure
ἡδονή, ἡδονῆς, ἡ (ἥδομαι) (Simonides 117, Herodotus down), pleasure: 2 Peter 2:13; plural, Luke 8:14 (αἱ ἡδοναι τοῦ βίου); Titus 3:3; James 4:3; by metonymy, desires for pleasure (Grotius, cupiditates rerum voluptariarum), James 4:1.
Word Summary
hēdonē: pleasure
Original Word: ἡδονήTransliteration: hēdonē
Phonetic Spelling: (hay-don-ay')
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: pleasure
Meaning: pleasure
Strong's Concordance
lust, pleasure. From handano (to please); sensual delight; by implication, desire -- lust, pleasure.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2237: ἡδονήἡδονή, ἡδονῆς, ἡ (ἥδομαι) (Simonides 117, Herodotus down), pleasure: 2 Peter 2:13; plural, Luke 8:14 (αἱ ἡδοναι τοῦ βίου); Titus 3:3; James 4:3; by metonymy, desires for pleasure (Grotius, cupiditates rerum voluptariarum), James 4:1.