Lexicon :: Strong's G3715 - orexis

ὄρεξις
Transliteration
orexis (Key)
Pronunciation
or'-ex-is
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
1x in 1 unique form(s) TR
1x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 5:447,727

Trench's Synonyms: lxxxvii. πάθος, ἐπιθυμία, ὁρμή, ὄρεξις.

Strong’s Definitions

ὄρεξις órexis, or'-ex-is; from G3713; excitement of the mind, i.e. longing after:—lust.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G3715 in the following manner: lust (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G3715 in the following manner: lust (1x).

  1. desire, longing, craving for

  2. eager desire, lust, appetite

    1. used both in a good and a bad sense, as well of natural and lawful and even of proper cravings (of appetite for food), also of corrupt and unlawful desires

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ὄρεξις órexis, or'-ex-is; from G3713; excitement of the mind, i.e. longing after:—lust.
STRONGS G3715:
ὄρεξις, ὀρέξεως, ἡ (ὀρέγομαι, which see), desire, longing, craving, for; eager desire, lust, appetite: of lust, Romans 1:27. It is used both in a good and a bad sense, as well of natural and lawful and even of proper cravings (of the appetite for food, Wis. 16:2f; Plutarch, mor., p. 635 c.; others; ἐπιστήμης, Plato, de fin., p. 414 b.), as also of corrupt and unlawful desires, Sir. 18:30 Sir. 23:6; ἄλογοι and λογιστικαι ὀρεξεις are contrasted in Aristotle, rhet. 1, 10, 7. (Cf. Trench, § lxxxvii.)
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