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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.
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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 birthday came, the daughter of Herodias was dancing before them, and Herod was pleased with her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:22 - And when the daughter of Herodias herself came in and did a dance, Herod and those who were at table with him were pleased with her; and the king said to the girl, Make a request for anything and I will give it you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:5 - And this saying was pleasing to all of them: and they made selection of Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip and Prochorus and Nicanor and Timon and Parmenas and Nicolas of Antioch, who had become a Jew:

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:8 - So that those who are in the flesh are not able to give pleasure to God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:1 - We who are strong have to be a support to the feeble, and not give pleasure to ourselves.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:2 - Let every one of us give pleasure to his neighbour for his good, to make him strong.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:3 - For Christ did not give pleasure to himself, but, as it is said, The bitter words of those who were angry with you came on me.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:32 - But it is my desire for you to be free from cares. The unmarried man gives his mind to the things of the Lord, how he may give pleasure to the Lord:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:33 - But the married man gives his attention to the things of this world, how he may give pleasure to his wife.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:34

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:34 - And the wife is not the same as the virgin. The virgin gives her mind to the things of the Lord, so that she may be holy in body and in spirit: but the married woman takes thought for the things of the world, how she may give pleasure to her husband.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:33 - Even as I give way to all men in all things, not looking for profit for myself, but for the good of others, that they may get salvation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:10 - Am I now using arguments to men, or God? or is it my desire to give men pleasure? if I was still pleasing men, I would not be a servant of Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:4 - But even as the good news was given to us by the approval of God, so we give it out; not as pleasing men, but God by whom our hearts are tested.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:15 - Who put to death the Lord Jesus and the prophets, violently driving us out; who are unpleasing to God and against all men;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:1 - And last of all, the prayer which we make to you from our heart and in the name of the Lord Jesus, is this: that as we made clear to you what sort of behaviour is pleasing to God, as in fact you are doing now, so you will go on in these ways, but more and more.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:4 - A fighting man, when he is with the army, keeps himself free from the business of this life so that he may be pleasing to him who has taken him into his army.
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