ὄρεξις
orexis
Feminine noun · From ὀρέγω (G3713)
From G3713; excitement of the mind, i.e. longing after:—lust.
Outline
- desire, longing, craving for
- eager desire, lust, appetite
- 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