ἀρέσκω
areskōVerbG0700
to please
From: probably from G142 (αἴρω) (through the idea of exciting emotion);
Short Definition
to be agreeable (or by implication, to seek to be so)
Full Lexicon Entry
1.to please (Hom., Hdt.)
2.In late Gk., esp. in Inscr., to render service to (see M, Th., ICC, 1 Co., ll with; Cremer, 640 f.)
LXX Usage: chiefly for טוֹב
Grammar
Part of Speech Verb
Morphology G:V
DescriptionGreek Verb
Occurrences
16 timesAppears 16 times in the New Testament. Top books include:
1 Corinthians
4
Romans
4
1 Thessalonians
3
2 Timothy
1
Acts
1
Key Passages
- 1 Corinthians 10:33
- 1 Corinthians 7:34
- 1 Thessalonians 4:1
- Galatians 1:10
- Romans 15:1
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