Orexis

or'-ex-is
Parts of Speech Noun Feminine

Orexis Definition

NAS Word Usage - Total: 1
  1. desire, longing, craving for
  2. 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
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
orexiß
Origin
from (3713)
Strong's Number
3715
TDNT Entry
5:447,727

NAS Word Usage

desire
1
Total
1

NAS Verse Count

Total
1

Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Orexis". "The NAS New Testament Greek Lexicon". . 1999. . 1999.