ὄρεξιςórexis

the most general ward for all kinds of desire, longing, appetite: of lust, Romans 1:27.

Greek (New Testament) · G3715

Synonyms

see πάθος.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 1 times in the Bible.

  • Romans 1:27 And the men, instead of having normal sexual relations with women, burned with lust for each other. Men did shameful things with other men, and as a result of this sin, they suffered within themselves the penalty they deserved.

Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.