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ὄρεξις

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ὄρεξις, εως, ἡ
Greek transliteration: 
orexis
Simplified transliteration: 
orexis
Numbers
Strong's number: 
3715
GK Number: 
3979
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
1
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-3e(5b)
Gloss: 
lust, desire
Definition: 
desire, longing; lust, concupiscence, Rom. 1:27*

Greek-English Concordance for ὄρεξις

Romans 1:27 and likewise the men also abandoned the natural sexual relation with women and burned in their passion (orexei | ὀρέξει | dat sg fem) for one another — men with men committing shameless acts and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error.