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ΗΔΥΠΑΘΕΙΑΣ, ηδυπαθειας
ĒDYPATHEIAS, ēdypatheias
Sounds Like: hay-doo-pa-THAY-ee-as
Translations: (of) sensual pleasure, (of) luxury, (of) voluptuousness
From the root: ΗΔΥΠΑΘΕΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the pursuit or experience of sensual pleasure, often implying a life of luxury or indulgence. It is a compound word derived from 'sweet' (ἡδύς) and 'suffering' or 'experience' (πάθος), literally meaning 'sweet suffering' or 'sweet experience', but in practice referring to pleasure. It is typically used to describe a state of self-indulgence or a life devoted to physical gratification.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Feminine
Strong’s number: G2237 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 4:77
Codex Sinaiticus
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΗΔΥΠΑΘΕΙΑ.
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.
- ΗΔΥΠΑΘΕΙΑ — sensual pleasure, pleasure, luxury, voluptuousness, a sensual pleasure
- ΗΔΥΠΑΘΕΙΑΙΣ — pleasures, sensual pleasures, luxurious living, self-indulgence
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