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<div> '''A — 1: '''''Ἡδονή''''' ''' (Strong'S #2237 — Noun [[Feminine]] — hedone — hay-don-ay' ) </div> <p> "pleasure," is used of the gratification of the natural desire or sinful desires (akin to hedomai, "to be glad," and hedeos, "gladly"), &nbsp;Luke 8:14; &nbsp;Titus 3:3; &nbsp;James 4:1,3 , RV, "pleasures" (AV, "lusts"); in the singular, &nbsp;2—Peter 2:13 . See Lust. </p> <div> '''A — 2: '''''Εὐδοκία''''' ''' (Strong'S #2107 — Noun Feminine — eudokia — yoo-dok-ee'-ah ) </div> <p> "good pleasure" (akin to eudokeo, [[Please]] No. 3), &nbsp;Ephesians 1:5,9; &nbsp;Philippians 2:13; &nbsp;2—Thessalonians 1:11 . See [[Desire]] , A, No. 2. </p> <div> '''A — 3: '''''Ἀπόλαυσις''''' ''' (Strong'S #619 — Noun Feminine — apolausis — ap-ol'-ow-sis ) </div> <p> "enjoyment," is used with echo, "to have," and rendered "enjoy the pleasures" (lit., "pleasure") in &nbsp;Hebrews 11:25 . See Enjoy. </p> &nbsp;Revelation 4:11&nbsp;Acts 24:27&nbsp;25:9[[Favor]] <div> '''B — 1: '''''Φιλήδονος''''' ''' (Strong'S #5369 — Adjective — philedonos — fil-ay'-don-os ) </div> <p> "loving pleasure" (philos, "loving," and A, No. 1), occurs in &nbsp;2—Timothy 3:4 , RV, "lovers of pleasure" (AV, "... pleasures"). See Lover. </p> &nbsp;1—Timothy 5:6

<p> '''A. Noun. ''' </p> <p> <em> Chêphets </em> ( '''''חֵפֶץ''''' , Strong'S #2656), “pleasure; delight; desire; request; affair; thing.” None of the 39 occurrences of this word appear before First Samuel. All its occurrences are scattered through the rest of biblical literature. </p> <p> This word often means “pleasure” or “delight”: “Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord?” (1 Sam. 15:22—the first occurrence). Thus “the preacher [writer of Ecclesiastes] sought to find out acceptable [ <em> chêphets </em> ] words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth” (Eccl. 12:10), words that were both true and aesthetically pleasing. A good wife works with “hands of delight,” or hands which delight in her work because of her love for her family; “she seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly [in delight] with her hands” (Prov. 31:13). </p> <p> <em> Chepes </em> can mean not simply what one takes pleasure in or what gives someone delight but one’s wish or desire: “Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he make it not to grow” (2 Sam. 23:5). “To do one’s desire” is to grant a request (1 Kings 5:8). “Stones of desire” are precious stones (Isa. 54:12). </p> <p> Third, <em> chepes </em> sometimes represents one’s affairs as that in which one takes delight: “… There is … a time to every purpose [literally, delight] under the heaven” (Eccl. 3:1). In Isa. 58:13 the first occurrence of this word means “pleasure” or “delight,” while the last occurrence indicates an affair or matter in which one delights: “If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the Lord, honorable; and shalt honor him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words.” Finally, in one passage this word means “affair” in the sense of a “thing” or “situation”: “If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter [NASB “sight”] …” (Eccl. 5:8). </p> <p> '''B. Verb. ''' </p> <p> <em> Châphêts </em> ( '''''חָפֵץ''''' , Strong'S #2654), “to take pleasure in, take care of, desire, delight in, have delight in.” This verb, which occurs 72 times in biblical [[Hebrew]] has cognates in Arabic, Phoenician, Syriac, and Arabic. <em> Châphêts </em> means “to delight in” in 2 Sam. 15:26: “But if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good unto him.” </p> <p> '''C. Adjective. ''' </p> <p> <em> Châphêts </em> ( '''''חָפֵץ''''' , Strong'S #2655), “delighting in, having pleasure in.” This adjective appears 12 times in biblical Hebrew. The word is found in Ps. 35:27: “Let the Lord be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.” </p>

<p> The delight which arises in the mind from contemplation or enjoyment of something agreeable. </p> <p> See [[Happiness]] </p>

<p> ''''' plezh´ū́r ''''' ( חפץ , <i> ''''' ḥēphec ''''' </i> , רצון , <i> ''''' rācōn ''''' </i> ; εὐδοκία , <i> ''''' eudokı́a ''''' </i> , ἡδονή , <i> ''''' hēdonḗ ''''' </i> : "Pleasure" is the translation of various Hebrew words, chiefly of <i> ''''' ḥēphec ''''' </i> , "inclination," hence, "pleasure," "delight" (&nbsp; Job 21:21 , "What pleasure hath he in his house?" the American Standard Revised Version "what careth he for"; &nbsp;Job 22:3 , "Is it any pleasure to the Almighty?"; &nbsp;Psalm 111:2; &nbsp;Ecclesiastes 5:4; &nbsp;Ecclesiastes 12:1; in &nbsp;Isaiah 44:28; &nbsp;Isaiah 46:10; &nbsp;Isaiah 48:14; &nbsp;Isaiah 53:10 , it has the sense of will or purpose, "He shall perform all my pleasure," etc.); of <i> ''''' rācōn ''''' </i> , "delight," "acceptance," "good will" (&nbsp;Ezra 10:11; &nbsp;Nehemiah 9:37; &nbsp;Esther 1:8; &nbsp;Psalm 51:18; &nbsp;Psalm 103:21 , etc.); <i> ''''' nephesh ''''' </i> , "soul," "desire" is translated "pleasure" (&nbsp;Deuteronomy 23:24; &nbsp;Psalm 105:22; &nbsp;Jeremiah 34:16 ). </p> <p> In the New [[Testament]] "pleasure" is the translation of <i> ''''' eudokia ''''' </i> , "good thought or will," "good pleasure" (&nbsp; Luke 2:14 the Revised Version margin; &nbsp; Ephesians 1:5 , &nbsp;Ephesians 1:9; &nbsp;Philippians 2:13; &nbsp;2 Thessalonians 1:11 the Revised Version (British and American) "every desire of goodness," margin "Greek: 'good pleasure of goodness.' Compare &nbsp; Romans 10:1 "). </p> <p> "To take pleasure or to have pleasure" is <i> ''''' eudokéō ''''' </i> (&nbsp; 2 Corinthians 12:10; &nbsp;2 Thessalonians 2:12; &nbsp;Hebrews 10:6 , &nbsp;Hebrews 10:8 , &nbsp;Hebrews 10:38 ); <i> ''''' eudokeō ''''' </i> is once translated "good pleasure" (&nbsp;Luke 12:32 , "It is your father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom"); the neuter participle of <i> ''''' dokéō ''''' </i> , "to think," etc. - meaning "it seems good to me" - <i> ''''' tó ''''' </i> <i> ''''' dokoún ''''' </i> , is translated "pleasure" (&nbsp;Hebrews 12:10 , "after their pleasure," the Revised Version (British and American) "as seemed good to them"); <i> ''''' hēdonē ''''' </i> , "sweetness," "pleasure," occurs in &nbsp;Luke 8:14; &nbsp;Titus 3:3; &nbsp;2 Peter 2:13 (referring to the lower pleasures of life); <i> ''''' thélēma ''''' </i> , "wish," "will" (&nbsp;Revelation 4:11 , the Revised Version (British and American) "because of thy will"); <i> ''''' cháris ''''' </i> , "favor" (&nbsp;Acts 24:27; &nbsp;Acts 25:9 , the Revised Version (British and American) "favor"); <i> ''''' spataláō ''''' </i> "to live voluptuously" (&nbsp;1 Timothy 5:6 , the Revised Version (British and American) "she that giveth herself to pleasure"); <i> ''''' suneudokéō ''''' </i> , "to think well with," "to take pleasure with others" (&nbsp;Romans 1:32 , the Revised Version (British and American) "consent with"); <i> ''''' trupháō ''''' </i> , "to live luxuriously" (&nbsp;James 5:5 , the Revised Version (British and American) "lived delicately"). </p> <p> The verb "to pleasure" occurs in &nbsp;2 [[Maccabees]] 2:27 as the translation of <i> ''''' eucharistı́a ''''' </i> , the Revised Version (British and American) "gratitude"; 12:11, <i> ''''' ōphelḗsein ''''' </i> , the Revised Version (British and American) "to help." </p>