noun · feminine
hēdonas
Greekἡδονή (hēdonē)
Strong’sG2237
pleasure, lust, strong desire
stem hēdon-5 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἡδονή, -ῆς, ἡ
(< ἥδομαι, to be glad) [in LXX: Nu 11:8 (טַעַם), Pr 17:1, Wi 7:2 16:20, and freq. in IV Mac;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2237 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhay-don-ay'
sensual delight; by implication, desire
Fromfrom ἁνδάνω (to please);
King Jameslust, pleasure.
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 | hēdonas | hēdonais |
| object accusative | hēdonan1×ἡδονὴν | hēdonain |
| direct address vocative | hēdonar | hēdonair |
| of, belonging to genitive | hēdonau | hēdonaiu2×ἡδονῶν |
| to, for dative | hēdona | hēdonai2×ἡδοναῖς |
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
hēdona 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
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
hēdonan“pleasure”objectaccusative singular1×
2 Peter 2:13“pleasure”adikerōtois misthon adikiau; hēdonan hēgerōtois tan en hēmera trufan, spilois kai mōmois entrufarōtois en tai apatai autoiu suneuōcherōtois vi,The 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.
hēdonaiu“desires”of, belonging togenitive plural2×
Luke 8:14“pleasures”tem de eis tain akanthain piptaratem, houtois alō tois akouaratois, kai hupo merimnaiu kai ploutou kai hēdonaiu tou biou poreuerōtois sumpnigilō kai ouk telesforalō.The 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.
James 4:1“desires”Pothen polemois kai pothen machais en vi? ouk enteuthen, ek taiu hēdonaiu vu taiu strateuerōtaiu en tei melei vu?What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you?
hēdonai“pleasures”to, fordative plural2×
Titus 3:3“pleasures”ane gar pote kai nis anoētois, apeithois, planirōtois, douleuarōtois epithumiai kai hēdonai poikilai, en kakia kai fthono diagarōtois, stugētois, misarōtois allēloin.For 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.
James 4:3“pleasures”aitavō kai ouk lambavō, dioti kakōs aitevō, hina en tai hēdonai vu dapanaveia.And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures.