🇬🇷 Greek · Strong's G3685
G3685

ὀνίνημι

onínēmi [on-in'-ay-mee] Verb
Core meaningto have joy

Lexical Definition

Strong's Greek G3685

for which another prolonged form ( ) is used as an alternate in some tenses (unless indeed it be identical with the base of through the idea of notoriety); to gratify, i.e. (middle voice) to derive pleasure or advantage from

KJV usage: :--have joy.
Etymology: a prolonged form of an apparently primary verb ( , to slur);
Thayer's Greek Lexicon

optative, ὀναίμην, to receive profit, pleasure, etc.; with a gen., to have joy of, Phlm. 20*

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