Apolausis ἀπόλαυσις
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| ἀπόλαυσις | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | apolausis |
| Strong's number | G619 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | enjoyment |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | 1 Timothy (1) |
Apolausis (Greek ἀπόλαυσις, Strong's G619) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “enjoyment”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ἀπόλαυσις, -εως, ἡ
(ἀπολαύω, to take of, enjoy a thing) [in LXX: 3Ma.7:16 * ;]
enjoyment: 1Ti.6:17, Heb.11:26 (for late exx., see MM, see word).†
(AS)
(ἀπολαύω, to take of, enjoy a thing) [in LXX: 3Ma.7:16 * ;]
enjoyment: 1Ti.6:17, Heb.11:26 (for late exx., see MM, see word).†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | pleasures (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | enjoy (1), enjoyment (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Apolausis, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
1 Timothy
- 1 Timothy 6:17Charge 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 enjoy;Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.
Hebrews
- Hebrews 11:25Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;He chose to suffer oppression with God’s people rather than to experience the fleeting enjoyment of sin.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).