Word study · Greek
philḗdonos
lovers of pleasure
Say it: fil-AY-don-os (approximate)
φιλήδονος
What it means
Loving pleasure (philos "love" plus hēdonē "pleasure"). In 3:4, "lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God." It appears only here.
Range of meaning
- Pleasure-lovingSeeking enjoyment.
- HedonistOne who lives for pleasure.
In 2 Timothy
- Chapter 3
"Lovers of pleasure" (3:4). The word appears only here.
Every verse (1)
Verses where G5369 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources