ἈΡΕΣΚΩ, ἀρεσκω
ARESKŌ, areskō
Sounds Like: ah-RES-koh
Translations: to please, to be pleasing, to satisfy, to be agreeable
From the root: ἈΡΕΣΚΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb means to please, to be agreeable to, or to satisfy. It describes the act of making someone happy or content, or of being acceptable to someone. It often takes a dative object, indicating the person or thing being pleased.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, First Person Singular
Strong’s number: G0700 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- 1 Corinthians — 10:33
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΡΕΣΚΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΡΕΣΚΕΙΝ — to please, to be pleasing, to satisfy, to be agreeable
- ἈΡΕΣΚΕΣΘΑΙ — to please, to be pleased, to be agreeable, to be acceptable, to be well-pleasing
- ἈΡΕΣΚΟΝΤΕΣ — pleasing, trying to please, seeking to please, gratifying
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