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Lexicon :: Strong's G700 - areskō

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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 TR Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:6 - γενεσίων δὲ ἀγομένων τοῦ Ἡρῴδου ὠρχήσατο θυγάτηρ τῆς Ἡρῳδιάδος ἐν τῷ μέσῳ καὶ ἤρεσεν G700 τῷ Ἡρῴδῃ
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:22 - καὶ εἰσελθούσης τῆς θυγατρὸς αὐτῆς τῆς Ἡρῳδιάδος καὶ ὀρχησαμένης καὶ ἄρεσασης, G700 τῷ Ἡρῴδῃ καὶ τοῖς συνανακειμένοις εἶπεν βασιλεὺς τῷ κορασίῳ Αἴτησόν με ἐὰν θέλῃς καὶ δώσω σοι·
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:5 - καὶ ἤρεσεν G700 λόγος ἐνώπιον παντὸς τοῦ πλήθους καὶ ἐξελέξαντο Στέφανον ἄνδρα πλήρη πίστεως καὶ πνεύματος ἁγίου καὶ Φίλιππον καὶ Πρόχορον καὶ Νικάνορα καὶ Τίμωνα καὶ Παρμενᾶν καὶ Νικόλαον προσήλυτον Ἀντιοχέα
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:8 - οἱ δὲ ἐν σαρκὶ ὄντες θεῷ ἀρέσαι G700 οὐ δύνανται
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:1 - Ὀφείλομεν δὲ ἡμεῖς οἱ δυνατοὶ τὰ ἀσθενήματα τῶν ἀδυνάτων βαστάζειν καὶ μὴ ἑαυτοῖς ἀρέσκειν G700
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:2 - ἕκαστος γάρ ἡμῶν τῷ πλησίον ἀρεσκέτω G700 εἰς τὸ ἀγαθὸν πρὸς οἰκοδομήν·
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:3 - καὶ γὰρ Χριστὸς οὐχ ἑαυτῷ ἤρεσεν· G700 ἀλλὰ καθὼς γέγραπται Οἱ ὀνειδισμοὶ τῶν ὀνειδιζόντων σε ἐπέπεσον ἐπ᾽ ἐμέ
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:32 - θέλω δὲ ὑμᾶς ἀμερίμνους εἶναι ἄγαμος μεριμνᾷ τὰ τοῦ κυρίου πῶς ἀρέσει G700 τῷ κυρίῳ·
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:33 - δὲ γαμήσας μεριμνᾷ τὰ τοῦ κόσμου πῶς ἀρέσει G700 τῇ γυναικί
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:34 - μεμέρισται γυνὴ καὶ παρθένος ἄγαμος μεριμνᾷ τὰ τοῦ κυρίου ἵνα ἁγία καὶ σώματι καὶ πνεύματι· δὲ γαμήσασα μεριμνᾷ τὰ τοῦ κόσμου πῶς ἀρέσει G700 τῷ ἀνδρί
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:33 - καθὼς κἀγὼ πάντα πᾶσιν ἀρέσκω G700 μὴ ζητῶν τὸ ἐμαυτοῦ σύμφερον, ἀλλὰ τὸ τῶν πολλῶν ἵνα σωθῶσιν
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:10 - Ἄρτι γὰρ ἀνθρώπους πείθω τὸν θεόν ζητῶ ἀνθρώποις ἀρέσκειν G700 εἰ γὰρ ἔτι ἀνθρώποις ἤρεσκον G700 Χριστοῦ δοῦλος οὐκ ἂν ἤμην
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:4 - ἀλλὰ καθὼς δεδοκιμάσμεθα ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ πιστευθῆναι τὸ εὐαγγέλιον οὕτως λαλοῦμεν οὐχ ὡς ἀνθρώποις ἀρέσκοντες G700 ἀλλὰ τῷ θεῷ τῷ δοκιμάζοντι τὰς καρδίας ἡμῶν
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:15 - τῶν καὶ τὸν κύριον ἀποκτεινάντων Ἰησοῦν καὶ τοὺς ἰδίους προφήτας καὶ ὑμᾶς ἐκδιωξάντων καὶ θεῷ μὴ ἀρεσκόντων G700 καὶ πᾶσιν ἀνθρώποις ἐναντίων
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:1 - τὸ Λοιπὸν οὖν ἀδελφοί ἐρωτῶμεν ὑμᾶς καὶ παρακαλοῦμεν ἐν κυρίῳ Ἰησοῦ καθὼς παρελάβετε παρ᾽ ἡμῶν Τὸ πῶς δεῖ ὑμᾶς περιπατεῖν καὶ ἀρέσκειν G700 θεῷ ἵνα περισσεύητε μᾶλλον
Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:4 - οὐδεὶς στρατευόμενος ἐμπλέκεται ταῖς τοῦ βίου πραγματείαις ἵνα τῷ στρατολογήσαντι ἀρέσῃ G700
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