Definition
ὄρεξις, -εως, ἡ
(ὀρέγομαι), [in LXX Wis.14.2; 15:5; 16:2-3, Sir.18.30; 23:6, 4Ma.1.33 4Mac.1.35 * ;]
the most general ward for all kinds of desire, longing, appetite: of lust, Romans 1:27
Synonyms: see: πάθος
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- Romans 1:27ὀρέξει · lustLikewise, the men abandoned natural relations with women and burned with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.