Strong's Number G3715

ὄρεξις

orexis · or'-ex-is

Transliteration:

orexis{or'-ex-is}

Word Origin:

from 3713

TDNT:

5:447,727

Part of Speech:

noun feminine

Strong's Definition:

excitement of the mind, i.e. longing after

Usage in the KJV:

lust 1

Total: 1
Occurs 1 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

desire, longing, craving for
eager desire, lust, appetite
1. used both in a good and a bad sense, as well of natural and lawful and even of proper cravings (of appetite for food), also of corrupt and unlawful desires