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Lexicon :: Strong's G700 - areskō

Aa
ἀρέσκω
Transliteration
areskō (Key)
Pronunciation
ar-es'-ko
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from αἴρω (G142) (through the idea of exciting emotion)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:455,77

Strong’s Definitions

ἀρέσκω aréskō, ar-es'-ko; probably from G142 (through the idea of exciting emotion); to be agreeable (or by implication, to seek to be so):—please.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x

The KJV translates Strong's G700 in the following manner: please (17x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x
The KJV translates Strong's G700 in the following manner: please (17x).

  1. to please

  2. to strive to please

    1. to accommodate one's self to the opinions desires and interests of others

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀρέσκω aréskō, ar-es'-ko; probably from G142 (through the idea of exciting emotion); to be agreeable (or by implication, to seek to be so):—please.
STRONGS G700:
ἀρέσκω; imperfect ἤρεσκον; future ἀρέσω; 1 aorist ἤρεσα; (ΑΡΩ [see ἄρα at the beginning]); [from Homer down];
a. to please: τινί, Matthew 14:6; Mark 6:22; Romans 8:8; Romans 15:2; 1 Thessalonians 2:15; 1 Thessalonians 4:1; 1 Corinthians 7:32-34; Galatians 1:10; 2 Timothy 2:4; ἐνώπιόν τινος, after the Hebrew בְּעֵינֵי, Acts 6:5 (1 Kings 3:10; Genesis 34:18, etc.).
b. to strive to please; to accommodate oneself to the opinions, desires, interests of others: τινί, 1 Corinthians 10:33 (πάντα πᾶσιν ἀρέσκω); 1 Thessalonians 2:4. ἀρέσκειν ἑαυτῷ, to please oneself and therefore to have an eye to one's own interests: Romans 15:1, 3.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
34:18
1 Kings
3:10
Matthew
14:6
Mark
6:22
Acts
6:5
Romans
8:8; 15:1; 15:2; 15:3
1 Corinthians
7:32; 7:33; 7:34; 10:33
Galatians
1:10
1 Thessalonians
2:4; 2:15; 4:1
2 Timothy
2:4

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G700 matches the Greek ἀρέσκω (areskō),
which occurs 17 times in 16 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:6 - But when Herod’s G2264 birthday G1077 came, G1096 the daughter G2364 of Herodias G2266 danced G3738 [fn]before G1722 G3319 them and pleased G700 Herod, G2264

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:22 - and when the daughter G2364 of Herodias G2266 herself G846 came G1525 in and danced, G3738 she pleased G700 Herod G2264 and [fn]his dinner G4873 guests; G4873 and the king G935 said G3004 to the girl, G2877 “Ask G154 me for whatever G3739 G1437 you want G2309 and I will give G1325 it to you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:5 - The statement G3056 found G700 approval G700 with the whole G3956 [fn]congregation; G4128 and they chose G1586 Stephen, G4736 a man G435 full G4134 of faith G4102 and of the Holy G40 Spirit, G4151 and Philip, G5376 Prochorus, G4402 Nicanor, G3527 Timon, G5096 Parmenas G3937 and [fn]Nicolas, G3532 a [fn]proselyte G4339 from Antioch. G491

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:8 - and those G3588 who are in the flesh G4561 cannot G1410 G3756 please G700 God. G2316

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:1 - Now G1161 we who are strong G1415 ought G3784 to bear G941 the weaknesses G771 of those G3588 without G102 strength G102 and not just please G700 ourselves. G1438

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:2 - Each G1538 of us is to please G700 his neighbor G4139 [fn]for his good, G18 to his edification. G3619

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:3 - For even G2532 Christ G5547 did not please G700 Himself; G1438 but as it is written, G1125 “THE REPROACHES G3680 OF THOSE G3588 WHO REPROACHED G3679 YOU FELL G1968 ON ME.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:32 - But I want G2309 you to be free G275 from concern. G275 One who is unmarried G22 is concerned G3309 about the things of the Lord, G2962 how G4459 he may please G700 the Lord; G2962

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:33 - but one who is married G1060 is concerned G3309 about the things of the world, G2889 how G4459 he may please G700 his wife, G1135

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:34

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:34 - and his interests are divided. G3307 The woman G1135 who is unmarried, G22 and the virgin, G3933 is concerned G3309 about the things of the Lord, G2962 that she may be holy G40 both G2532 in body G4983 and spirit; G4151 but one who is married G1060 is concerned G3309 about the things of the world, G2889 how G4459 she may please G700 her husband. G435

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:33 - just G2531 as I also G2532 please G700 all G3956 men G3956 in all G3956 things, G3956 not seeking G2212 my own G1683 profit G4851 but the profit of the many, G4183 so G2443 that they may be saved. G4982

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:10 - For am I now G737 seeking G3982 the favor G3982 of men, G444 or G2228 of God? G2316 Or G2228 am I striving G2212 to please G700 men? G444 If G1487 I were still G2089 trying to please G700 men, G444 I would not be a bond-servant G1401 of Christ. G5547

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:4 - but just G2531 as we have been approved G1381 by God G2316 to be entrusted G4100 with the gospel, G2098 so G3779 we speak, G2980 not as pleasing G700 men, G444 but God G2316 who [fn]examines G1381 our hearts. G2588

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:15 - who both G2532 killed G615 the Lord G2962 Jesus G2424 and the prophets, G4396 and [fn]drove G1559 us out. [fn]They are not pleasing G700 to God, G2316 [fn]but hostile G1727 to all G3956 men, G444

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:1 - Finally G3062 then, G3767 brethren, G80 we request G2065 and exhort G3870 you in the Lord G2962 Jesus, G2424 that as you received G3880 from us instruction as to how G4459 you ought G1163 to [fn]walk G4043 and please G700 God G2316 (just G2531 as you actually G2532 do [fn]walk), G4043 that you excel G4052 still G3123 more. G3123

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:4 - No G3762 soldier G4754 in active G4754 service G4754 entangles G1707 himself in the affairs G4230 of everyday G979 life, G979 so G2443 that he may please G700 the one who enlisted G4758 him as a soldier. G4758
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