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Lexicon :: Strong's G700 - areskō

Strong's

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ἀρέσκω

Transliteration

areskō (Key)

Pronunciation

ar-es'-ko

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Part of Speech

verb

Root Word (Etymology)

Probably from αἴρω (G142) (through the idea of exciting emotion)

Greek Inflections of ἀρέσκω [?]

mGNT
17x in 9 unique form(s) TR
17x in 11 unique form(s) LXX
42x in 8 unique form(s)

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TDNT Reference: 1:455,77

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

ἀρέσκω aréskō, ar-es'-ko; probably from G142 (through the idea of exciting emotion); to be agreeable (or by implication, to seek to be so):—please.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x

The KJV translates Strong's G700 in the following manner: please (17x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x

The KJV translates Strong's G700 in the following manner: please (17x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

to please
to strive to please
1. to accommodate one's self to the opinions desires and interests of others

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

ἀρέσκω aréskō, ar-es'-ko; probably from G142 (through the idea of exciting emotion); to be agreeable (or by implication, to seek to be so):—please.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS G700:

ἀρέσκω; imperfect ἤρεσκον; future ἀρέσω; 1 aorist ἤρεσα; (ΑΡΩ [see ἄρα at the beginning]); [from Homer down];
a. to please: τινί, Matthew 14:6; Mark 6:22; Romans 8:8; Romans 15:2; 1 Thessalonians 2:15; 1 Thessalonians 4:1; 1 Corinthians 7:32-34; Galatians 1:10; 2 Timothy 2:4; ἐνώπιόν τινος, after the Hebrew בְּעֵינֵי, Acts 6:5 (1 Kings 3:10; Genesis 34:18, etc.).
b. to strive to please; to accommodate oneself to the opinions, desires, interests of others: τινί, 1 Corinthians 10:33 (πάντα πᾶσιν ἀρέσκω); 1 Thessalonians 2:4. ἀρέσκειν ἑαυτῷ, to please oneself and therefore to have an eye to one's own interests: Romans 15:1, 3.

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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis: 34:18
1 Kings: 3:10
Matthew: 14:6
Mark: 6:22
Acts: 6:5
Romans: 8:8; 15:1; 15:2; 15:3
1 Corinthians: 7:32; 7:33; 7:34; 10:33
Galatians: 1:10
1 Thessalonians: 2:4; 2:15; 4:1
2 Timothy: 2:4

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Strong's Number G700 matches the Greek ἀρέσκω (areskō),
which occurs 17 times in 16 verses in the TR Greek.

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Mat 14:6 - γενεσίων δὲ ἀγομένων τοῦ Ἡρῴδου ὠρχήσατο ἡ θυγάτηρ τῆς Ἡρῳδιάδος ἐν τῷ μέσῳ καὶ ἤρεσεν^G700 τῷ Ἡρῴδῃ

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Mar 6:22 - καὶ εἰσελθούσης τῆς θυγατρὸς αὐτῆς τῆς Ἡρῳδιάδος καὶ ὀρχησαμένης καὶ ἄρεσασης,^G700 τῷ Ἡρῴδῃ καὶ τοῖς συνανακειμένοις εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεὺς τῷ κορασίῳ Αἴτησόν με ὃ ἐὰν θέλῃς καὶ δώσω σοι·

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Act 6:5 - καὶ ἤρεσεν^G700 ὁ λόγος ἐνώπιον παντὸς τοῦ πλήθους καὶ ἐξελέξαντο Στέφανον ἄνδρα πλήρη πίστεως καὶ πνεύματος ἁγίου καὶ Φίλιππον καὶ Πρόχορον καὶ Νικάνορα καὶ Τίμωνα καὶ Παρμενᾶν καὶ Νικόλαον προσήλυτον Ἀντιοχέα

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Rom 8:8 - οἱ δὲ ἐν σαρκὶ ὄντες θεῷ ἀρέσαι^G700 οὐ δύνανται

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Rom 15:1 - Ὀφείλομεν δὲ ἡμεῖς οἱ δυνατοὶ τὰ ἀσθενήματα τῶν ἀδυνάτων βαστάζειν καὶ μὴ ἑαυτοῖς ἀρέσκειν^G700

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Rom 15:2 - ἕκαστος γάρ ἡμῶν τῷ πλησίον ἀρεσκέτω^G700 εἰς τὸ ἀγαθὸν πρὸς οἰκοδομήν·

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Rom 15:3 - καὶ γὰρ ὁ Χριστὸς οὐχ ἑαυτῷ ἤρεσεν·^G700 ἀλλὰ καθὼς γέγραπται Οἱ ὀνειδισμοὶ τῶν ὀνειδιζόντων σε ἐπέπεσον ἐπ᾽ ἐμέ

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1Co 7:32 - θέλω δὲ ὑμᾶς ἀμερίμνους εἶναι ὁ ἄγαμος μεριμνᾷ τὰ τοῦ κυρίου πῶς ἀρέσει^G700 τῷ κυρίῳ·

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1Co 7:33 - ὁ δὲ γαμήσας μεριμνᾷ τὰ τοῦ κόσμου πῶς ἀρέσει^G700 τῇ γυναικί

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1Co 7:34 - μεμέρισται ἡ γυνὴ καὶ ἡ παρθένος ἡ ἄγαμος μεριμνᾷ τὰ τοῦ κυρίου ἵνα ᾖ ἁγία καὶ σώματι καὶ πνεύματι· ἡ δὲ γαμήσασα μεριμνᾷ τὰ τοῦ κόσμου πῶς ἀρέσει^G700 τῷ ἀνδρί

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1Co 10:33 - καθὼς κἀγὼ πάντα πᾶσιν ἀρέσκω^G700 μὴ ζητῶν τὸ ἐμαυτοῦ σύμφερον, ἀλλὰ τὸ τῶν πολλῶν ἵνα σωθῶσιν

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Gal 1:10 - Ἄρτι γὰρ ἀνθρώπους πείθω ἢ τὸν θεόν ἢ ζητῶ ἀνθρώποις ἀρέσκειν^G700 εἰ γὰρ ἔτι ἀνθρώποις ἤρεσκον^G700 Χριστοῦ δοῦλος οὐκ ἂν ἤμην

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1Th 2:4 - ἀλλὰ καθὼς δεδοκιμάσμεθα ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ πιστευθῆναι τὸ εὐαγγέλιον οὕτως λαλοῦμεν οὐχ ὡς ἀνθρώποις ἀρέσκοντες^G700 ἀλλὰ τῷ θεῷ τῷ δοκιμάζοντι τὰς καρδίας ἡμῶν

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1Th 2:15 - τῶν καὶ τὸν κύριον ἀποκτεινάντων Ἰησοῦν καὶ τοὺς ἰδίους προφήτας καὶ ὑμᾶς ἐκδιωξάντων καὶ θεῷ μὴ ἀρεσκόντων^G700 καὶ πᾶσιν ἀνθρώποις ἐναντίων

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1Th 4:1 - τὸ Λοιπὸν οὖν ἀδελφοί ἐρωτῶμεν ὑμᾶς καὶ παρακαλοῦμεν ἐν κυρίῳ Ἰησοῦ καθὼς παρελάβετε παρ᾽ ἡμῶν Τὸ πῶς δεῖ ὑμᾶς περιπατεῖν καὶ ἀρέσκειν^G700 θεῷ ἵνα περισσεύητε μᾶλλον

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2Ti 2:4 - οὐδεὶς στρατευόμενος ἐμπλέκεται ταῖς τοῦ βίου πραγματείαις ἵνα τῷ στρατολογήσαντι ἀρέσῃ^G700

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