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Lust

ὄρεξιςStrong’s G3715

orexis

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Orexis is the Greek word usually translated “desire”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.”
Romans 1:27 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “desire”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • desire 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Romans 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    ὄρεξις orexis · lust

    ὄρεξις, -εως, ἡ (ὀρέγομαι), [in LXX Wis.14:2 15:5 16:2-3, Sir.18:30 23:6, 4Ma.1:33 4Mac 1:35 * ;] the most general ward for all kinds of desire, longing, appetite: of lust, Rom.1:27 SYN.: see: πάθος (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “lust” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    LUST, noun

    1. Longing desire; eagerness to possess or enjoy; as the lust of gain.“My lust shall be satisfied upon them” Exodus 15:9
    2. Concupiscence; carnal appetite; unlawful desire of carnal pleasure. Romans 1:272 Peter 2:10
    3. Evil propensity; depraved affections and desires. James 1:14Psalms 81:12
    4. Vigor; active power. [Not used.]
    All definitions and other forms of “lust”

      LUST, verb intransitive

      1. To desire eagerly; to long; with after.“Thou mayest kill and eat flesh in all thy gates, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after” Deuteronomy 12:15
      2. To have carnal desire; to desire eagerly the gratification of carnal appetite.“LUST not after her beauty in thy heart” Proverbs 6:25“Whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her, hath committed adultery with her already in his heart” Matthew 5:28
      3. To have irregular or inordinate desires.“The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy” James 4:5“LUST not after evil things as they also lusted” 1 Corinthians 10:6
      4. To list; to like.

      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.