Lexical Definition

‎ἡδονή‎ hēdonḗ (hay-don-ay') pleasure ^G:N-F
from (to please)

lust, pleasure.

• sensual delight
• by implication, desire

Abbott-Smith

ἡδονή, -ῆς, ἡ (< ἥδομαι, to be glad) [in LXX: Nu 11:8 (טַעַם), Pr 17:1, Wi 7:2 16:20, and freq. in IV Mac;]
pleasure: II Pe 2:12; pl., Lk 8:14, Tit 3:3, Ja 4:1, 3.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ἡδονή,

Doric dialect ἁδονά (or in Trag. chorus ἡδονά [Refs 5th c.BC+], ἡ, (ἥδομαι) enjoyment, pleasure, first in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; properly of sensual pleasures, αἱ τοῦ σώματος or περὶ τὸ σῶμα ἡ., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; αἱ κατὰ τὸ σῶμα ἡ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σωματικαὶ ἡ. [Refs 4th c.BC+]; αἱ περὶ πότους καὶ περὶ ἐδωδὰς ἡ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; but also ἀκοῆς ἡ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ ἀπὸ τοῦ εἰδέναι ἡ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of malicious pleasure, ἡ ἐπὶ τοῖς τῶν φίλων κακοῖς, ἐπὶ ταῖς λοιδορίαις ἡ., [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἡδονῇ ἡσσᾶσθαι, ἡδοναῖς χαρίζεσθαι, to give way to pleasure, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κότερα ἀληθείη χρήσομαι ἢ ἡδον; shall I speak truly or so as to humour you? [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ. εἰσέρχεταί τινι εἰ.. one feels pleasure at the thought that.., [Refs]; ἡδονὴν ἔχειν τινός to be satisfied with.. , [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡδονὴν ἔχει, φέρει, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡδονὴ ἰδέσθαι (like θαῦμα ἰδέσθαι), of a temple, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with Preps. in adverb sense, δαίμοσιν πρὸς ἡδονήν [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὃ μέν ἐστι πρὸς ἡ. [Refs 4th c.BC+]; πρὸς ἡ. λέγειν to speak so as to please another, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; καθ᾽ ἡδονήν [ἐστί] μοι with infinitive, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; καθ᾽ ἡ. τι δρᾶν, ποιεῖν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν ἡδονῇ ἐστί τινι it is a pleasure or delight to another, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; followed by infinitive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; by accusative et infinitive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν ἡδονῇ ἔχειν τινάς to take pleasure in them, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν ἡδονῇ ἄρχοντες, opposed to οἱ λυπηροί, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὑπὸ τῆς ἡ. [Refs 2nd c.AD+] with pleasure, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

__2 concrete, a pleasure, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡδοναὶ τραγημάτων sweetmeats, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__3 [Refs 5th c.BC+], desires after pleasure, pleasant lusts, [NT+5th c.BC+]
__II in Ionic dialect Philosophers, taste, flavour, usually joined with χροιή, [LXX+5th c.BC+]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: Titus.3.3 ☩ LXX.Num.11.8}