Lust

Originally meant any longing desire, however innocent, De 12:15 14:26. But, in tacit acknowledgment of the depravity of man's passions, general usage soon attached the idea of guilt to the word; and now it usually denotes carnal, lascivious desire. In Galatians 5:17, we see that the aspirations of the heart renewed by the Holy Spirit, oppose and will subdue the native evil desires, 1 1 Corinthians 15:57; but in the unrenewed heart these reign uncontrolled, lead to greater and greater outwards sin, and secure eternal death, James 1:14,15.

Sinful longing; the inward sin which leads to the falling away from God (Romans 1:21). "Lust, the origin of sin, has its place in the heart, not of necessity, but because it is the centre of all moral forces and impulses and of spiritual activity." In Mark 4:19 "lusts" are objects of desire. 1. (n.) Pleasure.

2. (n.) Inclination; desire.

3. (n.) Longing desire; eagerness to possess or enjoy; -- in a had sense; as, the lust of gain.

4. (n.) Licentious craving; sexual appetite.

5. (n.) Hence: Virility; vigor; active power.

6. (n.) To list; to like.

7. (n.) To have an eager, passionate, and especially an inordinate or sinful desire, as for the gratification of the sexual appetite or of covetousness; -- often with after.

LUST

(5 Hebrew and 5 Greek words are so rendered, namely:

(1) nephesh,

(2) sheriruth,

(3) ta'awah,

(4) chamadh,

(5) 'awah;

(1) epithumia,

(2) hedone,

(3) epipotheo,

(4) orexis,

(5) pathos):

The word both as verb and as substantive has a good and a bad meaning. It probably meant at first a strong desire, a craving, abnormal appetite, not only for physical but for spiritual satisfaction. It has come, however, to be confined in its use almost entirely to the bad sense. Some old translations are not accepted now, the word being used in connections which at present seem almost irreverent. Shades of meaning are learned from an examination of the Hebrew and Greek originals.

1. The Old Testament Use:

The substantive and verbs are:

(1) Nephesh, in Exodus 15:9 and Psalm 78:18 translated "desire"; "My desire shall be satisfied"; "by asking food according to their desire." A strong but not sensual sense.

(2) Sheriruth, meaning "obstinacy," evil imagination. Yahweh said (Psalm 81:12), "I let them go after the stubbornness of their heart," a willful self-satisfaction.

(3) Ta'awah, "a delight" "a longing satisfaction," and so it came to mean "sinful pleasure." Translated in Psalm 78:30, "that which they desired," intensely longed for, referring to Yahweh's provision of food in the wilderness. Also in Numbers 11:4 concerning "flesh to eat" it is said the multitude "lusted exceedingly" i.e. "craved eagerly.

(4) Chamadh, the verb meaning "to delight in," "greatly belove," "covet," probably for evil purposes. The young man is warned against the evil woman (Proverbs 6:25): "Lust not after her beauty." Here the bad sense is evident, for in the same connection are used such expressions as "harlot," "adulteress," "evil woman."

(5) 'Awah, meaning "greatly to desire," long after, with undue emphasis, with evil spirit though not perhaps with impure thought. In Numbers 11:34 reference is made to a place called qibhroth ha-ta'wah, "the graves of lust, where "they buried the people that lusted." Psalm 106:14 also refers to the Israelites who "lusted exceedingly." Translated in Deuteronomy 12:15, 21 "desire of thy soul"; 12:20; 14:26, "thy soul desireth." These Deuteronomy passages evidently mean lust only in the good sense.

2. The New Testament Use:

As in the Old Testament, so in the New Testament we find both meanings of the word.

(1) Epithumia is used most frequently, and means a longing for the unlawful, hence, concupiscence, desire, lust. The following references hold the idea, not only of sinful desire known as "fleshly," "worldly," as opposed to "spiritual" "heavenly," "the will of man" as opposed to "the will of God," but also the sensual desire connected with adultery, fornication; verb in Matthew 5:28 Mark 4:19 John 8:44 Romans 1:24 1 Corinthians 10:6; Galatians 5:16, 17, 24 Titus 2:12 1 Peter 1:14; 1 Peter 1 John 2:16; Jude 1:16, 18 Revelation 18:14.

(2) Hedone, delight in sensuality, hence, wicked pleasures; translated in James 4:1, 3 "pleasures": "Your pleasures that war in your members"; "Ye ask amiss, that ye may spend it in your pleasures" (the King James Version "lust").

(3) Epipotheo means to crave intensely the wrong possession; translated in James 4:5 "long (the King James Version "lusteth") unto envying."

(4) Orexis, used in Romans 1:27, from context evidently meaning "lust" in the worst sense; translated "lust."

(5) Pathos, meaning "passion" inordinate affection, with the idea in it of suffering; translated in 1 Thessalonians 4:5 "passion of lust."

William Edward Raffety

1937. epithumeo -- desire, lust after
... desire, lust after. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: epithumeo Phonetic Spelling:
(ep-ee-thoo-meh'-o) Short Definition: I long for, covet, lust after ...
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1939. epithumia -- desire, passionate longing, lust
... desire, passionate longing, lust. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration:
epithumia Phonetic Spelling: (ep-ee-thoo-mee'-ah) Short Definition: desire ...
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3715. orexis -- desire, longing
... desire, longing. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: orexis Phonetic
Spelling: (or'-ex-is) Short Definition: strong desire, lust Definition: strong ...
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3806. pathos -- that which befalls one, a passion, a suffering
... of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: pathos Phonetic Spelling: (path'-os) Short
Definition: suffering, emotion, depraved passion, lust Definition: suffering ...
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2237. hedone -- pleasure
... pleasure. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: hedone Phonetic Spelling:
(hay-don-ay') Short Definition: pleasure, lust, strong desire Definition ...
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1511. einai -- am, was, come, is, there is, to be, was.
... Present infinitive from eimi; to exist -- am, was. Come, is, X lust after, X please
well, there is, to be, was. see GREEK eimi. (einai) -- 124 Occurrences. ...
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1387. dolioo -- to deceive
... 1387 (from 1388 , "bait") -- properly, to lure, using to pull someone in; to deceive,
preying on people who are blinded by their own bitterness, greed or lust. ...
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4448. puroo -- to set on fire, ie to burn (pass.)
... kindle, ie (passively) to be ignited, glow (literally), be refined (by implication),
or (figuratively) to be inflamed (with anger, grief, lust) -- burn, fiery ...
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4203. porneuo -- to commit fornication
... From porne; to act the harlot, ie (literally) indulge unlawful lust (of either sex),
or (figuratively) practise idolatry -- commit (fornication). ...
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1572. ekkaio -- to kindle, to be inflamed
... to kindle, to be inflamed. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: ekkaio Phonetic
Spelling: (ek-kah'-yo) Short Definition: I burn with lust Definition: I blaze ...
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5689. agab -- to have inordinate affection, lust
... 5688, 5689. agab. 5690 . to have inordinate affection, lust. Transliteration:
agab Phonetic Spelling: (aw-gab') Short Definition: lusted. Word Origin a prim ...
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5179a. nechosheth -- perhaps lust, harlotry
... 5179, 5179a. nechosheth. 5179b . perhaps lust, harlotry. Transliteration:
nechosheth Short Definition: lewdness. Word Origin from ...
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5179. Nchushta' -- perhaps lust, harlotry
... 5178, 5179. Nchushta'. 5179a . perhaps lust, harlotry. Transliteration: Nchushta'
Phonetic Spelling: (nekh-oosh-taw') Short Definition: Nehushta. Nehushta ...
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185. avvah -- desire
... desire, lust after, pleasure. From 'avah; longing -- desire, lust after, pleasure.
see HEBREW 'avah. 184, 185. avvah. 186 . Strong's Numbers.
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183. avah -- to incline, desire
... covet, greatly desire, be desirous, long, lust after. A primitive root; to wish
for -- covet, (greatly) desire, be desirous, long, lust (after). 182, 183. ...
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8307. sheriruth -- firmness, stubbornness
... imagination, lust. From sharar in the sense of twisted, ie Firm; obstinacy --
imagination, lust. see HEBREW sharar. 8306, 8307. sheriruth. 8308 . ...
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5691. agabah -- lustfulness
... 5690, 5691. agabah. 5692 . lustfulness. Transliteration: agabah Phonetic
Spelling: (ag-aw-baw') Short Definition: lust. Word Origin ...
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2530. chamad -- to desire, take pleasure in
... beauty, greatly beloved, covet, delectable thing, great delight, desire,
lust,. A primitive root; to delight in -- beauty, greatly ...
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7904. shakah -- perhaps to roam
... roam. A primitive root; to roam (through lust) -- in the morning (by mistake for
shakam). see HEBREW shakam. 7903, 7904. shakah. 7905 . Strong's Numbers.
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8457. taznuth -- fornication
... Definition: harlotries. Word Origin from zanah Definition fornication NASB Word
Usage harlotries (14), harlotry (4), lust (1). cut down. Or ...
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Whether Lust is a Capital vice?
... OF LUST (FIVE ARTICLES) Whether lust is a capital vice? Objection 1: It seems
that lust is not a capital vice. For lust is apparently ...
//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether lust is a capital.htm

Of Lust (Five Articles)
... OF LUST (FIVE ARTICLES). We must next consider the vice of lust which is
opposed to chastity: (1) Lust in general; (2) its species. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/of lust five articles .htm

Whether the Lust that is About Venereal Acts Can be a Sin?
... OF LUST (FIVE ARTICLES) Whether the lust that is about venereal acts can be a sin?
Objection 1: It would seem that lust about venereal acts cannot be a sin. ...
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Whether Sacrilege Can be a Species of Lust?
... OF THE PARTS OF LUST (TWELVE ARTICLES) Whether sacrilege can be a species of lust?
Objection 1: It would seem that sacrilege cannot be a species of lust. ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether sacrilege can be a.htm

Whether Folly is a Daughter of Lust?
... OF FOLLY WHICH IS OPPOSED TO WISDOM (THREE ARTICLES) Whether folly is a daughter
of lust? Objection 1: It would seem that folly is not a daughter of lust. ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether folly is a daughter.htm

Whether the Matter of Lust is Only Venereal Desires and Pleasures?
... OF LUST (FIVE ARTICLES) Whether the matter of lust is only venereal desires
and pleasures? Objection 1: It would seem that the matter ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether the matter of lust.htm

Whether Incest is a Determinate Species of Lust?
... OF THE PARTS OF LUST (TWELVE ARTICLES) Whether incest is a determinate species
of lust? ... But all kinds of lust are opposed to chastity. ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether incest is a determinate.htm

Whether Rape is a Species of Lust, Distinct from Seduction?
... OF THE PARTS OF LUST (TWELVE ARTICLES) Whether rape is a species of lust,
distinct from seduction? Objection 1: It would seem that ...
//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether rape is a species.htm

Of the Evil of Lust, --A Word Which, Though Applicable to Many ...
... Book XIV. Chapter 16."Of the Evil of Lust,"A Word Which, Though Applicable to
Many Vices, is Specially Appropriated to Sexual Uncleanness. ...
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Whether the Daughters of Lust are Fittingly Described?
... OF LUST (FIVE ARTICLES) Whether the daughters of lust are fittingly described? ... Therefore
they should not be reckoned especially as daughters of lust. ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the daughters of lust.htm

Lust (42 Occurrences)
... "Lust, the ... 1. (n.) Pleasure. 2. (n.) Inclination; desire. 3. (n.) Longing desire;
eagerness to possess or enjoy; -- in a had sense; as, the lust of gain. ...
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Concupiscence (3 Occurrences)
... The "lust of concupiscence" (1 Thessalonians 4:5; RV, "passion of lust") denotes
evil desire, indwelling sin. ... (n.) Sexual lust; morbid carnal passion. Int. ...
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Lustful (10 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Full of lust; excited by lust. 2. (a.) Exciting
lust; characterized by lust or sensuality. 3. (a.) Strong; lusty. ...
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Unbridled (4 Occurrences)
... Unbridled (4 Occurrences). Ephesians 5:3 But fornication and all uncleanness or
unbridled lust, let it not be even named among you, as it becomes saints; (DBY). ...
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Lusted (14 Occurrences)
... (imp. & pp) of Lust. ... 1 Corinthians 10:6 Now these things were our examples, to the
intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted. ...
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Passion (82 Occurrences)
... 1:26 (the King James Version "affection"); Colossians 3:5 (the King James Version
"inordinate affection"); 1 Thessalonians 4:5 (the King James Version "lust"). ...
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Sinful (61 Occurrences)
... another. (See NIV). Galatians 5:16 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you
won't fulfill the lust of the flesh. (See NIV). Galatians ...
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Kibroth-hattaavah (5 Occurrences)
... avah . Easton's Bible Dictionary The graves of the longing or of lust,
one of the stations of the Israelites in the wilderness. It ...
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Kibrothhattaavah (5 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary The graves of the longing or of lust, one of
the stations of the Israelites in the wilderness. It was ...
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List (17 Occurrences)
... A variant of "lust" (see LUST), meaning "to wish," found in the King James Version
of Matthew 17:12 parallel Mark 9:13 John 3:8, as translation of thelo, and ...
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