noun · feminine
apolausias
Greekἀπόλαυσις (apolausis)
Strong’sG619
the faculty or experience of enjoyment
stem apolausi-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** ἀπόλαυσις, -εως, ἡ
(< ἀπολαύω, to take of, enjoy a thing), [in LXX: III Mac 7:16*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G619 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidap-ol'-ow-sis
full enjoyment
Fromfrom a comparative of G575 and λαύω (to enjoy);
King Jamesenjoy(-ment).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | apolausias | apolausiais |
| object accusative | apolausian2×ἀπόλαυσιν | apolausiain |
| direct address vocative | apolausiar | apolausiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | apolausiau | apolausiaiu |
| to, for dative | apolausia | apolausiai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
apolausia is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
apolausian“enjoy”objectaccusative singular2×
1 Timothy 6:17“enjoy”Toi plousioi en to nun aiōno parangellasōr mē hupsēlofronarō mēde elpizarē epi ploutou adēlota, alla epi theo to parecharōto ni panteim plousiōs eis apolausian,Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.
Hebrews 11:25“enjoyment”mallon haireratos sunkakoucherō to lao tou theou ē proskairan echarō hamartau apolausian,He chose to suffer oppression with God’s people rather than to experience the fleeting enjoyment of sin.