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ἡδονή

Transliteration: edone · noun

5x in NTFirst: Luke 8:14
Meaningpleasure, lust, strong desire
Part of speechnoun
Frequency5x in the New Testament
Key inflected formsἡδονῶν, ἡδοναῖς, ἡδονὴν
Example versesLuke 8:14 · Titus 3:3 · Jas 4:1 · Jas 4:3 · 2Pet 2:13
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What kind of word is ἡδονή?

ἡδονή (edone) is a noun that occurs 5 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “pleasure, lust, strong desire” and first appears in Luke 8:14.

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