ΗΔΟΝΗ, ηδονη
ĒDONĒ, ēdonē
Sounds Like: hay-doh-NAY
Translations: pleasure, a pleasure, delight, lust
From the root: ΗΔΟΝΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to pleasure, delight, or enjoyment. It can also carry the negative connotation of sensual pleasure or lust. It is used to describe a feeling of gratification or satisfaction, whether physical or emotional.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G2237 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
Codex Sinaiticus
Ignatius of Antioch
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 2 — 4:51
- Book 5 — 2:135
- Book 11 — 4:76, 5:167
- Book 12 — 7:324
- Book 17 — 5:105, 6:148, 6:159, 7:183, 8:201, 9:234, 12:329
- Book 18 — 1:6, 3:59, 3:63, 3:70, 4:85, 6:198, 6:227, 6:236, 8:291, 8:303, 8:304, 9:333, 9:345
- Book 19 — 1:28, 1:35, 1:83, 1:93, 1:127, 1:155, 2:185, 2:201, 4:246
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments
- Mandate 12 — 5:3
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
- Parable 6 — 5:7
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΗΔΟΝΗ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΗΔΟΝ — pleasure, delight, a pleasure, a delight
- ΗΔΟΝΑΙΣ — to pleasures, by pleasures, with pleasures, pleasures, a pleasure, delight, to delights, by delights, with delights, delights
- ΗΔΟΝΑΣ — pleasures, delights, desires
- ΗΔΟΝΑΣΩΣ — pleasurably, in a pleasurable manner
- ΗΔΟΝΗΝ — pleasure, a pleasure, delight, enjoyment
- ΗΔΟΝΗΣ — (of) pleasure, (of) delight, (of) enjoyment
- ΗΔΟΝΙΚΟΥΣ — pleasurable, devoted to pleasure, sensual, voluptuous
- ΗΔΟΝΩΝ — of pleasures, of delights, of desires
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