Strong G701ἀρεστός
pleasing
- Transliteration
- arestos
- Pronunciation
- ar-es-tos'
- Morphology
- Greek Adjective
Definition
From G700; agreeable; by implication fit: - (things that) please (-ing) reason.
Detailed definition
ἀρεστός, -ή, -όν
(ἀρέσκω), [in LXX for יָשָׁר, etc.;]
pleasing, agreeable (Hdt., Xen., and later writers; see Cremer, 641 f; MM, see word): with dative of person(s), Jhn.8:29, Act.12:3; before ἐνώπιον, with genitive (Bl., § 37, 1; 40, 7), 1Jn.3:22; ἀρεστόν ἐστιν, with accusative and inf (El., § 69, 5; 72, 5), Act.6:2.†
(AS)
(ἀρέσκω), [in LXX for יָשָׁר, etc.;]
pleasing, agreeable (Hdt., Xen., and later writers; see Cremer, 641 f; MM, see word): with dative of person(s), Jhn.8:29, Act.12:3; before ἐνώπιον, with genitive (Bl., § 37, 1; 40, 7), 1Jn.3:22; ἀρεστόν ἐστιν, with accusative and inf (El., § 69, 5; 72, 5), Act.6:2.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G701 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- please2
- pleasing1
- reason1
First verses
- John 8:29And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.
- Acts 6:2Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.
- Acts 12:3And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.)
- 1 John 3:22And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
ἀρεστός [ᾰ], ή, όν,
acceptable, pleasing, [Refs 7th c.BC+ (7th-6th c.BC(?): Semonides Iambographus 7.46, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.119, 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Ἐπιτρέποντες” 71, 1st c.BC: Philodemus Philosophus “περὶ ποιημάτων” 1676.1, etc.; ἔμοιγε οὐκ ἀρεστά 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.64; τῶν σῶν λόγων ἀ. οὐδέν 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 500, compare “OT” 1096 (Lyric poetry); τἀρεστὰ ὑμῖν αὐτοῖς αἱρεῖσθαι 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 14.15; τὸ αἱρετὸν ἀρεστόν 3rd c.BC: Chrysippus Stoicus 3.9)]; οἴνου παρέχειν ἀρεστόν a sufficient quantity, [Refs (“IG” 12(5).647.17 (from Ceos))]; satisfactory, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“PSI” 3.171.16 (2nd c.BC))]; of persons, acceptable, approved, τινί[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 2.3.7, “SIG” 577.58 (Milet., 3rd-2nd c.BC), etc.)]adverb, ἑωυτῷ ἀρεστῶς quite to his own satisfaction, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.129; ἀ. τοῖς ναοποιοῖς “IG” 7.3073.52 (Lebad.); ὄχλοις ἀρεστῶς λέγειν 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.6b; ἐσθίειν ἀ. θεοῖς 2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Epicteti Dissertationes” 1.13.1.)]
acceptable, pleasing, [Refs 7th c.BC+ (7th-6th c.BC(?): Semonides Iambographus 7.46, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.119, 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Ἐπιτρέποντες” 71, 1st c.BC: Philodemus Philosophus “περὶ ποιημάτων” 1676.1, etc.; ἔμοιγε οὐκ ἀρεστά 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.64; τῶν σῶν λόγων ἀ. οὐδέν 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 500, compare “OT” 1096 (Lyric poetry); τἀρεστὰ ὑμῖν αὐτοῖς αἱρεῖσθαι 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 14.15; τὸ αἱρετὸν ἀρεστόν 3rd c.BC: Chrysippus Stoicus 3.9)]; οἴνου παρέχειν ἀρεστόν a sufficient quantity, [Refs (“IG” 12(5).647.17 (from Ceos))]; satisfactory, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“PSI” 3.171.16 (2nd c.BC))]; of persons, acceptable, approved, τινί[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 2.3.7, “SIG” 577.58 (Milet., 3rd-2nd c.BC), etc.)]adverb, ἑωυτῷ ἀρεστῶς quite to his own satisfaction, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.129; ἀ. τοῖς ναοποιοῖς “IG” 7.3073.52 (Lebad.); ὄχλοις ἀρεστῶς λέγειν 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.6b; ἐσθίειν ἀ. θεοῖς 2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Epicteti Dissertationes” 1.13.1.)]