Strong's Lexicon
G619 — ἀπόλαυσις
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G619 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἀπόλαυσις |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from a comparative of G575 and lauo "to enjoy" |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | apolausis |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ap-ol'-au-sis |
| Meaning: | 1. full enjoyment |
| KJV Renderings: | enjoy(-ment) |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀπόλαυσις, ἀπολαυσεως, ἡ (from ἀπολαύω to enjoy), enjoyment (Latinfructus): 1Ti 6:17 (εἰς ἀπόλαυσιν to enjoy); Heb 11:25 (ἁμαρτίας ἀπόλαυσιν, pleasure born of sin). (In Greek writings from (Euripides and) Thucydides down.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἀπόλαυσις (enjoy(-ment))
1 Timothy 6:17
- KJV: Charge them that are rich in this world that they be not highminded nor trust in uncertain riches but in the living God who giveth us richly all things to
- GK: τοις πλουσίοις εν τω νυν αιώνι παράγγελλε μη υψηλοφρονείν μηδέ ηλπικέναι επί πλούτου αδηλότητι αλλ΄ εν τω θεώ τω ζώντι τω παρέχοντι ημίν πάντα πλουσίως εις απόλαυσιν
Hebrews 11:25
- KJV: Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season
- GK: μάλλον ελόμενος συγκακουχείσθαι τω λαώ του θεού η πρόσκαιρον έχειν αμαρτίαις απόλαυσιν
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