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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 2237. ἡδονή (hédoné) -- Pleasure, desire, lust</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2237.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/matthew/20-13.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/2237.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 2237</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/2236.htm" title="2236">◄</a> 2237. hédoné <a href="../greek/2238.htm" title="2238">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">hédoné: Pleasure, desire, lust</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἡδονή</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>hédoné<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>hay-do-NAY<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(hay-don-ay')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Pleasure, desire, lust<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>pleasure, a pleasure, especially sensuous pleasure; a strong desire, passion.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek root ἥδομαι (hédomai), meaning "to enjoy oneself" or "to take pleasure."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "hédoné," the concept of pleasure and desire can be related to Hebrew words like חֵפֶץ (chephets) meaning "delight" or "pleasure," and תַּאֲוָה (ta'avah) meaning "desire" or "lust."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>In the New Testament, "hédoné" primarily refers to sensual pleasure or desires that are often self-indulgent and contrary to God's will. It is used to describe the pursuit of personal gratification that can lead to sin and moral decay. The term is often associated with worldly desires that distract believers from spiritual growth and obedience to God.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the pursuit of pleasure was a common philosophical theme, especially in Epicureanism, which taught that pleasure was the highest good. However, the New Testament writers often warned against the excesses of such pursuits, emphasizing a life of self-control and spiritual focus. The early Christian community was called to live counter-culturally, resisting the hedonistic tendencies prevalent in society.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>2237</b> <i>hēdonḗ</i> (from <i>hēdos</i>, "pleasrable to the <i>senses</i>") – properly, <i>sensual</i> pleasure; what is enjoyable to the <i>natural </i>(<i>physical</i>) <i>senses</i>. </p><p class="discovery"><a href="/greek/2237.htm">2237</a> <i>/hēdonḗ</i> ("satisfaction of physical appetite") has a strong <i>negative connotation</i>, generally referring to pleasure that is made an <i>end in itself</i>. That is, the satiation of bodily desires (lusts) <i>at the expense of</i> other things. </p><p class="discovery">[<a href="/greek/2237.htm">2237</a> <i>/hēdonḗ</i> is the root of the English terms, "<i>hedonism</i>," "<i>hedonistic</i>."]</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from hédomai (to enjoy oneself)<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>pleasure<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>pleasure (1), pleasures (4).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2237: ἡδονή</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἡδονή</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ἡδονῆς</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (<span class="greek2">ἥδομαι</span>) (<span class="abbreviation">Simonides</span> 117, <span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span> down), <span class="accented">pleasure</span>: <a href="/interlinear/2_peter/2-13.htm">2 Peter 2:13</a>; plural, <a href="/interlinear/luke/8-14.htm">Luke 8:14</a> (<span class="greek2">αἱ</span> <span class="greek2">ἡδοναι</span> <span class="greek2">τοῦ</span> <span class="greek2">βίου</span>); <a href="/interlinear/titus/3-3.htm">Titus 3:3</a>; <a href="/interlinear/james/4-3.htm">James 4:3</a>; by metonymy, desires for pleasure (Grotius, cupiditates rerum voluptariarum), <a href="/interlinear/james/4-1.htm">James 4:1</a>.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>lust, pleasure. <p>From handano (to please); sensual delight; by implication, desire -- lust, pleasure. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>ηδοναις ηδοναίς ἡδοναῖς ηδονή ηδονην ηδονήν ἡδονὴν ηδονής ηδονων ηδονών ἡδονῶν ήδυναν ήδυνάν ηδυνθείη ηδύνθη ηδύνθης ηδύνθησαν ηδύνουσι edonais ēdonais edonen ēdonēn edonon ēdonōn hedonais hedonaîs hēdonais hēdonaîs hedonen hedonḕn hēdonēn hēdonḕn hedonon hedonôn hēdonōn hēdonō̂n<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/luke/8-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 8:14</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural">N-GFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/8.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πλούτου καὶ <b>ἡδονῶν</b> τοῦ βίου</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and riches <span class="itali">and pleasures</span> of [this] life,<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">pleasures</span> of [this] life,<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/8-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> riches and <span class="itali">pleasures</span> of life<p><b><a href="/text/titus/3-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Titus 3:3</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Plural">N-DFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/titus/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐπιθυμίαις καὶ <b>ἡδοναῖς</b> ποικίλαις ἐν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/titus/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> lusts <span class="itali">and pleasures,</span> spending our life<br><a href="/kjvs/titus/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> lusts and <span class="itali">pleasures,</span> living in<br><a href="/interlinear/titus/3-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> lusts and <span class="itali">pleasures</span> various in<p><b><a href="/text/james/4-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">James 4:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural">N-GFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/james/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐκ τῶν <b>ἡδονῶν</b> ὑμῶν τῶν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/james/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> you? Is not the source <span class="itali">your pleasures</span> that wage war<br><a href="/kjvs/james/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [even] of your <span class="itali">lusts</span> that war in<br><a href="/interlinear/james/4-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> from the <span class="itali">pleasures</span> of you which<p><b><a href="/text/james/4-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">James 4:3</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Plural">N-DFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/james/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐν ταῖς <b>ἡδοναῖς</b> ὑμῶν δαπανήσητε</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/james/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> that you may spend <span class="itali">[it] on your pleasures.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/james/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [it] upon your <span class="itali">lusts.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/james/4-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> in the <span class="itali">pleasures</span> of you you might spend [it]<p><b><a href="/text/2_peter/2-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Peter 2:13</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_peter/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">μισθὸν ἀδικίας <b>ἡδονὴν</b> ἡγούμενοι τὴν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_peter/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> They count <span class="itali">it a pleasure</span> to revel<br><a href="/kjvs/2_peter/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [as] they that count <span class="itali">it pleasure</span> to riot<br><a href="/interlinear/2_peter/2-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> [the] reward of unrighteousness <span class="itali">pleasure</span> esteeming<p><b><a href="/greek/2237.htm">Strong's Greek 2237</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2237.htm">5 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/e_donais_2237.htm">ἡδοναῖς — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/e_done_n_2237.htm">ἡδονὴν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/e_dono_n_2237.htm">ἡδονῶν — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/2236.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2236"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2236" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/2238.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2238"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2238" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>