ἀπόλαυσις

ἡδονή hēdonḗ · G2237 · that which is pleasurable, pleasure, desire

Greek noun for pleasure or gratification. While ἡδονή often carries connotations of sensual or immediate pleasure, it overlaps semantically with ἀπόλαυσις as both denote the experience of enjoyment, though ἀπόλαυσις emphasizes the full or complete enjoyment of something in contrast to ἡδονή's focus on sensual delight or desire.

εὐφροσύνη euphrosýnē · G2167 · joyfulness, rejoicing

Greek noun denoting joyfulness, gladness, or merriment. While εὐφροσύνη focuses on the emotional state of joy or gladness itself, ἀπόλαυσις denotes the experience of deriving full enjoyment or satisfaction from something. Both share the semantic space of positive experiential states, but differ in emphasis: εὐφροσύνη on the affective condition, ἀπόλαυσις on the act of enjoying/benefiting.

תַּעֲנוּג taʻănûwg · H8588 · comfort, delight, luxury

Hebrew noun denoting pleasure or delight, a natural translation equivalent for the Greek concept of enjoyment (ἀπόλαυσις). Both terms refer to the experience of satisfaction or gratification.

עֹנֶג ʻôneg · H6027 · delightful

Hebrew noun for delight or pleasure, commonly used for enjoyment or gratification. A viable translation equivalent for the Greek ἀπόλαυσις in contexts of experiencing pleasure or satisfaction.

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In 1 Timothy 6:17, Paul instructs the rich to set their hope “on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy (apólausin),” naming the pleasure God freely grants through what He provides.

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.