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Ancient Greek
Etymology
Related to ἥδομαι (hḗdomai, “to rejoice”) and ἡδῠ́ς (hēdús, “sweet”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hɛː.do.nɛ̌ː/ → /i.ðoˈni/ → /i.ðoˈni/
Noun
ἡδονή • (hēdonḗ) f (genitive ἡδονῆς); first declension
- delight, pleasure, enjoyment
- taste, smell, flavor
- (in the plural) desires
Inflection
Descendants
References
- “ἡδονή”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ἡδονή”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ἡδονή in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
- G2237 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
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- amusement idem, page 28.
- caprice idem, page 112.
- cheer idem, page 128.
- complacency idem, page 151.
- dalliance idem, page 193.
- delectation idem, page 207.
- delight idem, page 208.
- ecstasy idem, page 261.
- elation idem, page 265.
- enchantment idem, page 270.
- enjoyment idem, page 275.
- entrancement idem, page 278.
- exhilaration idem, page 291.
- fascination idem, page 308.
- gaiety idem, page 351.
- gladness idem, page 361.
- glee idem, page 361.
- gratification idem, page 370.
- hilarity idem, page 400.
- idiosyncrasy idem, page 413.
- intoxication idem, page 454.
- jollity idem, page 464.
- joy idem, page 464.
- light-heartedness idem, page 491.
- merriment idem, page 526.
- mirth idem, page 532.
- pleasure idem, page 620.
- rapture idem, page 672.
- ravishment idem, page 674.
- rejoicing idem, page 689.
- satisfaction idem, page 734.
- transport idem, page 889.
- treat idem, page 892.
- zest idem, page 997.