Original Word: ἡδονή, ῆς, ἡ
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: hédoné
Phonetic Spelling: (hay-don-ay')
Short Definition: pleasure, lust, strong desire
Definition: pleasure, a pleasure, especially sensuous pleasure; a strong desire, passion.

2237 hēdonḗ (from hēdos, "pleasrable to the senses") – properly, sensual pleasure; what is enjoyable to the natural (physical) senses.

2237 /hēdonḗ ("satisfaction of physical appetite") has a strong negative connotation, generally referring to pleasure that is made an end in itself. That is, the satiation of bodily desires (lusts) at the expense of other things.

[2237 /hēdonḗ is the root of the English terms, "hedonism," "hedonistic."]

Word Origin
from hédomai (to enjoy oneself)
Definition
pleasure
NASB Translation
pleasure (1), pleasures (4).