ἀπό-λαυσις G0619
enjoyment, the experience or result of enjoying something
A noun denoting the act of enjoying or the pleasure derived from something. Paul uses it in 1 Timothy 6:17 to describe God's provision of all things for our enjoyment, while Hebrews 11:25 speaks of Moses refusing the fleeting enjoyment of sin. The classical range includes both the activity of enjoying and the concrete benefit received. All four languages represented (English, Spanish, French, German) converge on enjoyment/pleasure terminology, with German and French both using 'Genuss'.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Appears in contexts contrasting earthly pleasures (1 Tim 6:17 - legitimate enjoyment of God's gifts; Heb 11:25 - temporary pleasure of sin). The term carries no inherent moral judgment; context determines whether the enjoyment is proper or improper. Classical Greek uses it for advantage or fruit gained from something, which fits Paul's emphasis on God richly providing things for our benefit. 2×
AR["اسْتِمْتَاع", "التَّمَتُّعِ"]·ben["উপভোগের;", "ভোগ"]·DE["Genuss"]·EN["enjoyment"]·FR["Genuss"]·heb["הֲנָאָה"]·HI["अअनन्द", "आनन्द;"]·ID["kenikmatan", "kenikmatan;"]·IT["apolausin"]·jav["kanikmatanipun", "raos-nikmat;"]·KO["누림;", "누림을"]·PT["gozo"]·RU["наслаждение", "наслаждения"]·ES["disfrute"]·SW["kufurahia", "starehe"]·TR["zevk", "zevkini"]·urd["لطف۔", "لُطف"]
Related Senses
G2309 1. want, desire (166×)G0025 1. to love actively (133×)H0157 1. love (verb, active Qal) (129×)H8055 1. Qal: rejoice, be glad (123×)H7453 1. neighbor, fellow man (120×)G0026 1. of love (115×)H1058 1. Qal: to weep, cry (112×)H0954 1. to be ashamed, feel shame (Qal) (95×)H8057 1. joy, gladness, delight (90×)H2781 1. disgrace, shame, dishonor (68×)G2307 1. will, desire, purpose (63×)G5463 1. rejoice, be glad (63×)G0027 1. beloved (61×)H8130 1. Qal: to hate, detest (60×)G5479 1. (59×)G1680 1. (53×)H8130 2. Qal ptcp: hater, enemy (53×)H0014 1. be willing, want (51×)H0157 2. lover, friend (Qal participle substantive) (51×)H1945 1. woe (50×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
ἀπό-λαυσις, εως, ἡ, act of enjoying, fruition, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀ. ἀνεύφραντοςRefs 2nd c.AD+ __II result of enjoying, pleasure, αἱ ἀ. αἱ σωματικαίRefs 4th c.BC+; ὁ κατ᾽ ἀπόλαυσιν βίος a life of pleasure, Refs __II.2 with genitive, aduantage got from a thing, σίτων καὶ ποτῶνRefs 5th c.BC+; ἀπόλαυσιν εἰκοῦς (accusative absolutely) as a reward for your resemblance, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀ. ἀδικημάτων advantage, fruit of them, Refs 2nd c.AD+