ἀρεσκεία
areskeiaNoun (Feminine)G0699
pleasing
From: from a derivative of G700 (ἀρέσκω);
Short Definition
complaisance
Full Lexicon Entry
pleasing, desire to please: In Gk. writers (Arist., Polyb.), most frequently in bad sense, but in π., Inscr., and in Philo, as above (see Deiss., BS, 224; MM; Cremer, 642).
LXX Usage: (-εία): (חֵן) *
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun (Feminine)
Morphology G:N-F
DescriptionGreek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
1 timeAppears 1 time in the New Testament. Top books include:
Colossians
1
Key Passages
- Colossians 1:10
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