ἈΡΕΣΤΑ, ἀρεστα
ARESTA, aresta
Sounds Like: ah-RES-tah
Translations: pleasing, acceptable, agreeable, what is pleasing, things pleasing, acceptable things
From the root: ἈΡΕΣΤΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something that is pleasing, agreeable, or acceptable. It is often used to refer to actions or qualities that are considered good or desirable, especially in the sight of God. In the provided examples, it is used in the neuter plural form, meaning 'the things that are pleasing' or 'what is pleasing'.
Inflection: Plural, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G0701 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Justin Martyr
Pseudo-Baruch
- The Greek Apocalypse of Baruch (3 Baruch) — 8:5
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΡΕΣΤΟΣ.
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.
- ἈΡΕΣΤΟΝ — pleasing, acceptable, agreeable, a pleasing thing, what is pleasing
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