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Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words
A-1 Noun Strong's Number: g2237 Greek: hedone

Pleasure:

"pleasure," is used of the gratification of the natural desire or sinful desires (akin to hedomai, "to be glad," and hedeos, "gladly"), Luk 8:14; Tts 3:3; Jam 4:1, 3, RV, "pleasures" (AV, "lusts"); in the singular, 2Pe 2:13.
See LUST.

A-2 Noun Strong's Number: g2107 Greek: eudokia

Pleasure:

"good pleasure" (akin to eudokeo, PLEASE, No. 3), Eph 1:5, 9; Phl 2:13; 2Th 1:11.
See DESIRE, A, No. 2.

A-3 Noun Strong's Number: g619 Greek: apolausis

Pleasure:

"enjoyment," is used with echo, "to have," and rendered "enjoy the pleasures" (lit., "pleasure") in Hbr 11:25.
See ENJOY.

Notes:

(1) In Rev 4:11, AV, thelema, "a will," is translated "(for Thy) pleasure," RV, "(because of Thy) will."

(2) For charis, translated "pleasure" in the AV of Act 24:27 and 25:9, see FAVOR, A.

B-1 Adjective Strong's Number: g5369 Greek: philedonos

Pleasure:

"loving pleasure" (philos, "loving," and A, No. 1), occurs in 2Ti 3:4, RV, "lovers of pleasure" (AV, "... pleasures").
See LOVER.

Note: In 1Ti 5:6 the RV renders spatalao "giveth herself to pleasure."

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