ἈΡΕΣΚΕΣΘΑΙ, ἀρεσκεσθαι
ARESKESTHAI, areskesthai
Sounds Like: ah-RES-kes-thai
Translations: to please, to be pleased, to be agreeable, to be acceptable, to be well-pleasing
From the root: ἈΡΕΣΚΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is the present middle/passive infinitive form of the verb 'areskō'. It means 'to please' or 'to be pleasing'. In the middle or passive voice, as seen here, it often translates to 'to be pleased with', 'to be agreeable to', or 'to approve of'. It describes the state of finding favor or being satisfactory to someone or something.
Inflection: Infinitive, Present, Middle or Passive Voice
Strong’s number: G0700 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
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
- ἈΡΕΣΚΟΝΤΕΣ — pleasing, trying to please, seeking to please, gratifying
- ἈΡΕΣΚΩ — to please, to be pleasing, to satisfy, to be agreeable
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