Word Study · Strong's G2237 · Greek

ἡδονή

hedone

hay-don-ay'

Strong's 1890 spelling: hēdonḗ

“sensual delight”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

sensual delight; by implication, desire

Rendered in the KJV as

lust, pleasure.

5
occurrencesin the New Testament
4 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
3
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 5 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 3

ἡδοναῖς2
ἡδονῶν2
ἡδονὴν1

How it is rendered · 3

pleasures3
[as] pleasure1
passions1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 3

noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine plural2
noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine plural2
noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

N-DPF · 2
N-GPF · 2
N-ASF · 1

All 5, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

James2 of 5 · 40%
Luke1 of 5 · 20%
Titus1 of 5 · 20%
2 Peter1 of 5 · 20%

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Luke1 occurrence

Luke 8:14ἡδονῶνhēdonōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine pluralThe seeds that fell among the thorns are those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by the worries, riches, and pleasures of this life, and their fruit does not mature.here: pleasures

Titus1 occurrence

Titus 3:3ἡδοναῖςhēdonaisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine pluralFor at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.here: pleasures

James2 occurrences

2 Peter1 occurrence

2 Peter 2:13ἡδονὴνhēdonēnnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularThe harm they will suffer is the wages of their wickedness. They consider it a pleasure to carouse in broad daylight. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their deception as they feast with you.here: [as] pleasure

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