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LUST

The word lust today is used almost exclusively to mean strong sexual desire. In KJV usage it connotes intense pleasure or delight, or simply an inclination or wish.

In the OT “lust” as a noun translates in the KJV a variety of Hebrew words and designates, among other things, an intense desire for holy war (Exod. 15:9), a craving for food (Ps. 78), a desire so strong that “stubbornness” would be a more appropriate translation (Ps. 81:12), and sexual desire (Prov. 6:25).

In the NT Gk. epithymía is now more often translated “desire” for what in general the KJV instead translates “lusts” (Mark 4:19). It can be used for a strong pure desire of Christ (Luke 22:15), a longing to be with Christ (Phil. 1:23), a desire to do evil (John 8:44), and adultery (Matt. 5:28) and other impure sexual passions and practices (Rom. 1:24; 6:12; Gal. 5:16, 24). In addition to epithymía to indicate sexual desire, the NT also uses Gk. órexis, thymós, hēdonḗ, and páthos. The context must always be considered in choosing the appropriate translation.

William R. Goodman, Jr.

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LUST

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)