ΗΔΟΝΩΝ, ηδονων
ĒDONŌN, ēdonōn
Sounds Like: hay-doh-NOHN
Translations: of pleasures, of delights, of desires
From the root: ΗΔΟΝΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to pleasures, delights, or desires. It is often used in a general sense to describe things that bring enjoyment or satisfaction, but can also carry a negative connotation, referring to sensual or worldly desires that might lead one astray. In the provided context, it is used in the genitive plural, indicating 'of pleasures' or 'over pleasures'.
Inflection: Plural, Genitive, Feminine
Strong’s number: G2237 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- To the Newly Baptized — 1:4
Codex Sinaiticus
Josephus' Against Apion
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 2 — 9:201
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
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
- ΗΔΟΝΗ — pleasure, a pleasure, delight, lust
- ΗΔΟΝΗΝ — pleasure, a pleasure, delight, enjoyment
- ΗΔΟΝΗΣ — (of) pleasure, (of) delight, (of) enjoyment
- ΗΔΟΝΙΚΟΥΣ — pleasurable, devoted to pleasure, sensual, voluptuous
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