ἈΡΕΣΚΕΙΑΙ, ἀρεσκειαι
ARESKEIAI, areskeiai
Sounds Like: ah-res-KEH-ee-ah-ee
Translations: pleasing, a pleasing, desire to please, flattery, a flattery, desire to please, a desire to please
From the root: ΑΡΕΣΚΕΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the act of pleasing or the desire to please others. It can carry a negative connotation, implying flattery or a self-serving desire to gain favor, rather than genuine goodwill. It is used to describe actions or attitudes aimed at making oneself agreeable to others, sometimes excessively so.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G0702 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Proverbs — 29:48
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΡΕΣΚΕΙΑ.
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.
- ἈΡΕΣΚΕΙΑΝ — pleasing, a pleasing, desire to please, desire to gratify, a desire to gratify
- ἈΡΕΣΚΕΙΑΣ — of pleasing, of flattery, of a desire to please, of complaisance
- ΑΡΕΣΚΕΙΑ — desire to please, a desire to please, complaisance, flattery
- ΑΡΕΣΚΙΑΙ — flattery, desire to please, a desire to please, pleasing
- ΑΡΕΣΚΙΑΝ — pleasing, desire to please, desire to gratify, flattery
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