pleasure
ἐπεὰν νῶτον ὑὸς δελεάσῃ περὶ ἄγκιστρον, μετιεῖ ἐς μέσον τὸν ποταμόν, ὁ κροκόδειλος ἵεται κατὰ τὴν φωνήν, ἐντυχὼν δὲ τῷ νώτῳ καταπίνει → when he has baited a hog's back onto a hook, he throws it into the middle of the river, ... the crocodile lunges toward the voice of a squealing piglet, and having come upon the hogback, swallows it
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
subs.
P. and V. ἡδονή, ἡ.
delight: P. and V. τέρψις, ἡ, χαρά, ἡ, V. χαρμονή, ἡ (Plat. also but rare P.), χάρμα, τό.
take pleasure in: P. and V. ἥδεσθαι (dat.); see delight in.
take pleasure in (doing a thing): P. and V. ἥδεσθαι (part.), χαίρειν (part.).
such was the pleasure of the gods: V. θεοῖς ἦν οὕτω φίλον.
if this be the pleasure of the gods: P. εἰ ταύτῃ τοῖς θεοῖς φίλον (Plat., Crito, 43D).
it is my pleasure: P. and V. δοκεῖ μοι.
a life of pleasure: V. ἡδὺς αἰών (Eur., Frag.).
doing pleasure to her lord: V. χάριτα τιθεμένη πόσει (Eur., El. 61).
