Enjoyment
ἀπόλαυσιςStrong’s G0619apolausis
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Apolausis is the Greek word usually translated “enjoyment”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“Charge 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;”
Meaning
Usually translated “enjoyment”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- enjoyment 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Timothy 1
- Hebrews 1
2 books in all.
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Greek dictionary
ἀπόλαυσις apolausis · enjoyment
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)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “enjoyment” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
ENJOY'MENT, noun
Pleasure; satisfaction; agreeable sensations; fruition.
- Possession with satisfaction; occupancy of any thing good or desirable; as the enjoyment of an estate; the enjoyment of civil and religious privileges.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.