ἈΡΕΣΚΟΝΤΕΣ, ἀρεσκοντες
ARESKONTES, areskontes
Sounds Like: ah-RES-kon-tes
Translations: pleasing, trying to please, seeking to please, gratifying
From the root: ἈΡΕΣΚΩ
Part of Speech: Participle
Explanation: This word is a present active participle derived from the verb ἀρέσκω, meaning 'to please' or 'to be pleasing'. It describes someone or something that is in the act of pleasing or seeking to please. It can be used to describe actions or intentions aimed at gaining favor or approval.
Inflection: Present, Active, Participle, Nominative, Masculine, Plural
Strong’s number: G0700 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
- Parable 9 — 22:1
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- 1 Thessalonians — 2:4
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
- ἈΡΕΣΚΩ — to please, to be pleasing, to satisfy, to be agreeable
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