ἡδονή, -ῆς, ἡ (ἥδομαι, to be glad) [in LXX: Num.11:8 (טַעַם), Pro.17:1, Wis.7:2 16:20, and frequently in 4Mac ;] pleasure: 2Pe.2:13; pl., Luk.8:14, Tit.3:3, Jas.4:1, † (AS)
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hēdonē · pleasure · Greek
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Luke 8:14 · ἡδονῶνThe 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.Titus 3:3 · ἡδοναῖςFor 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 4:1 · ἡδονῶνWhat causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you?James 4:3 · ἡδοναῖςAnd when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures.2 Peter 2:13 · ἡδονὴνThe 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.