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Lexicon :: Strong's G700 - areskō

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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)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:455,77

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).

  1. to please

  2. 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.
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.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G700 matches the Greek ἀρέσκω (areskō),
which occurs 42 times in 41 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 19:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:8 - εἰσὶν δέ μοι δύο θυγατέρες αἳ οὐκ ἔγνωσαν ἄνδρα ἐξάξω αὐτὰς πρὸς ὑμᾶς καὶ χρήσασθε αὐταῖς καθὰ ἂν ἀρέσκῃ G700 ὑμῖν μόνον εἰς τοὺς ἄνδρας τούτους μὴ ποιήσητε μηδὲν ἄδικον οὗ εἵνεκεν εἰσῆλθον ὑπὸ τὴν σκέπην τῶν δοκῶν μου

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 20:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:15 - καὶ εἶπεν Αβιμελεχ τῷ Αβρααμ ἰδοὺ ἡ γῆ μου ἐναντίον σου οὗ ἐάν σοι ἀρέσκῃ G700 κατοίκει

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 34:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:18 - καὶ ἤρεσαν G700 οἱ λόγοι ἐναντίον Εμμωρ καὶ ἐναντίον Συχεμ τοῦ υἱοῦ Εμμωρ

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:37

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:37 - ἤρεσεν G700 δὲ τὰ ῥήματα ἐναντίον Φαραω καὶ ἐναντίον πάντων τῶν παίδων αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 10:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 10:20 - καὶ ἤκουσεν Μωυσῆς καὶ ἤρεσεν G700 αὐτῷ

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:34

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:34 - καὶ εἶπεν Βαλααμ τῷ ἀγγέλῳ κυρίου ἡμάρτηκα οὐ γὰρ ἠπιστάμην ὅτι σύ μοι ἀνθέστηκας ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ εἰς συνάντησιν καὶ νῦν εἰ μή σοι ἀρέσκει G700 ἀποστραφήσομαι

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:27

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:27 - καὶ εἶπεν Βαλακ πρὸς Βαλααμ δεῦρο παραλάβω σε εἰς τόπον ἄλλον εἰ ἀρέσει G700 τῷ θεῷ καὶ καταρᾶσαί μοι αὐτὸν ἐκεῖθεν

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 36:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 36:6 - τοῦτο τὸ ῥῆμα ὃ συνέταξεν κύριος ταῖς θυγατράσιν Σαλπααδ λέγων οὗ ἀρέσκει G700 ἐναντίον αὐτῶν ἔστωσαν γυναῖκες πλὴν ἐκ τοῦ δήμου τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτῶν ἔστωσαν γυναῖκες

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:23 - καὶ ἤρεσεν G700 ἐναντίον μου τὸ ῥῆμα καὶ ἔλαβον ἐξ ὑμῶν δώδεκα ἄνδρας ἄνδρα ἕνα κατὰ φυλήν

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 23:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:16 - (LXX 23:17)μετὰ σοῦ κατοικήσει ἐν ὑμῖν κατοικήσει ἐν παντὶ τόπῳ οὗ ἐὰν ἀρέσῃ G700 αὐτῷ οὐ θλίψεις αὐτόν

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 9:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:25 - καὶ νῦν ἰδοὺ ἡμεῖς ὑποχείριοι ὑμῖν ὡς ἀρέσκει G700 ὑμῖν καὶ ὡς δοκεῖ ὑμῖν ποιήσατε ἡμῖν

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 22:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:30 - καὶ ἀκούσας Φινεες ὁ ἱερεὺς καὶ πάντες οἱ ἄρχοντες τῆς συναγωγῆς Ισραηλ οἳ ἦσαν μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ τοὺς λόγους οὓς ἐλάλησαν οἱ υἱοὶ Ρουβην καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ Γαδ καὶ τὸ ἥμισυ φυλῆς Μανασση καὶ ἤρεσεν G700 αὐτοῖς

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 22:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:33 - καὶ ἤρεσεν G700 τοῖς υἱοῖς Ισραηλ καὶ ἐλάλησαν πρὸς τοὺς υἱοὺς Ισραηλ καὶ εὐλόγησαν τὸν θεὸν υἱῶν Ισραηλ καὶ εἶπαν μηκέτι ἀναβῆναι πρὸς αὐτοὺς εἰς πόλεμον ἐξολεθρεῦσαι τὴν γῆν τῶν υἱῶν Ρουβην καὶ τῶν υἱῶν Γαδ καὶ τοῦ ἡμίσους φυλῆς Μανασση καὶ κατῴκησαν ἐπ᾽ αὐτῆς

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 24:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:15 - εἰ δὲ μὴ ἀρέσκει G700 ὑμῖν λατρεύειν κυρίῳ ἕλεσθε ὑμῖν ἑαυτοῖς σήμερον τίνι λατρεύσητε εἴτε τοῖς θεοῖς τῶν πατέρων ὑμῶν τοῖς ἐν τῷ πέραν τοῦ ποταμοῦ εἴτε τοῖς θεοῖς τῶν Αμορραίων ἐν οἷς ὑμεῖς κατοικεῖτε ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς αὐτῶν ἐγὼ δὲ καὶ ἡ οἰκία μου λατρεύσομεν κυρίῳ ὅτι ἅγιός ἐστιν

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 10:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 10:15 - καὶ εἶπαν οἱ υἱοὶ Ισραηλ πρὸς κύριον ἡμάρτομεν ποίησον σὺ ἡμῖν κατὰ πάντα ὅσα ἂν ἀρέσκῃ G700 ἐνώπιόν σου πλήν κύριε ἐξελοῦ ἡμᾶς ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ταύτῃ

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 14:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:1 - καὶ κατέβη Σαμψων εἰς Θαμναθα καὶ εἶδεν γυναῖκα ἐν Θαμναθα ἐκ τῶν θυγατέρων τῶν ἀλλοφύλων καὶ ἤρεσεν G700 ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 14:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:3 - καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἡ μήτηρ αὐτοῦ μὴ οὐκ ἔστιν ἀπὸ τῶν θυγατέρων τῶν ἀδελφῶν σου καὶ ἐν παντὶ τῷ λαῷ μου γυνή ὅτι σὺ πορεύῃ λαβεῖν γυναῖκα ἐκ τῶν ἀλλοφύλων τῶν ἀπεριτμήτων καὶ εἶπεν Σαμψων πρὸς τὸν πατέρα αὐτοῦ ταύτην λαβέ μοι ὅτι ἤρεσεν G700 ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς μου

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 14:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:7 - καὶ κατέβησαν καὶ ἐλάλησαν τῇ γυναικί καὶ ἤρεσεν G700 ἐνώπιον Σαμψων

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 21:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:14 - καὶ ἀπέστρεψεν Βενιαμιν πρὸς τοὺς υἱοὺς Ισραηλ ἐν τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ καὶ ἔδωκαν αὐτοῖς τὰς γυναῖκας αἵτινες ἦσαν ἐκ τῶν γυναικῶν Ιαβις Γαλααδ καὶ ἤρεσεν G700 αὐτοῖς οὕτως

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 3:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:19 - καὶ ἐλάλησεν Αβεννηρ ἐν τοῖς ὠσὶν Βενιαμιν καὶ ἐπορεύθη Αβεννηρ τοῦ λαλῆσαι εἰς τὰ ὦτα τοῦ Δαυιδ εἰς Χεβρων πάντα ὅσα ἤρεσεν G700 ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς Ισραηλ καὶ ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς παντὸς οἴκου Βενιαμιν

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 3:36

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:36 - καὶ ἔγνω πᾶς ὁ λαός καὶ ἤρεσεν G700 ἐνώπιον αὐτῶν πάντα ὅσα ἐποίησεν ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐνώπιον τοῦ λαοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 18:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:4 - καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτοὺς ὁ βασιλεύς ὃ ἐὰν ἀρέσῃ G700 ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς ὑμῶν ποιήσω καὶ ἔστη ὁ βασιλεὺς ἀνὰ χεῖρα τῆς πύλης καὶ πᾶς ὁ λαὸς ἐξεπορεύετο εἰς ἑκατοντάδας καὶ εἰς χιλιάδας

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 3:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:10 - καὶ ἤρεσεν G700 ἐνώπιον κυρίου ὅτι ᾐτήσατο Σαλωμων τὸ ῥῆμα τοῦτο

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 9:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:12 - καὶ ἐξῆλθεν Χιραμ ἐκ Τύρου καὶ ἐπορεύθη εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν τοῦ ἰδεῖν τὰς πόλεις ἃς ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ Σαλωμων καὶ οὐκ ἤρεσαν G700 αὐτῷ

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 21:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:2 - (LXX 20:2)καὶ ἐλάλησεν Αχααβ πρὸς Ναβουθαι λέγων δός μοι τὸν ἀμπελῶνά σου καὶ ἔσται μοι εἰς κῆπον λαχάνων ὅτι ἐγγίων οὗτος τῷ οἴκῳ μου καὶ δώσω σοι ἀμπελῶνα ἄλλον ἀγαθὸν ὑπὲρ αὐτόν εἰ δὲ ἀρέσκει G700 ἐνώπιόν σου δώσω σοι ἀργύριον ἀντάλλαγμα τοῦ ἀμπελῶνός σου τούτου καὶ ἔσται μοι εἰς κῆπον λαχάνων

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 30:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:4 - καὶ ἤρεσεν G700 ὁ λόγος ἐναντίον τοῦ βασιλέως καὶ ἐναντίον τῆς ἐκκλησίας

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:21 - καὶ ἤρεσεν G700 ὁ λόγος τῷ βασιλεῖ καὶ τοῖς ἄρχουσι καὶ ἐποίησεν ὁ βασιλεὺς καθὰ ἐλάλησεν ὁ Μουχαιος

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:4 - καὶ ἡ γυνή ἣ ἂν ἀρέσῃ G700 τῷ βασιλεῖ βασιλεύσει ἀντὶ Αστιν καὶ ἤρεσεν G700 τῷ βασιλεῖ τὸ πρᾶγμα καὶ ἐποίησεν οὕτως

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:9 - καὶ ἤρεσεν G700 αὐτῷ τὸ κοράσιον καὶ εὗρεν χάριν ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔσπευσεν αὐτῇ δοῦναι τὸ σμῆγμα καὶ τὴν μερίδα καὶ τὰ ἑπτὰ κοράσια τὰ ἀποδεδειγμένα αὐτῇ ἐκ βασιλικοῦ καὶ ἐχρήσατο αὐτῇ καλῶς καὶ ταῖς ἅβραις αὐτῆς ἐν τῷ γυναικῶνι

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:13 - καὶ ταῦτά μοι οὐκ ἀρέσκει G700 ὅταν ἴδω Μαρδοχαῖον τὸν Ιουδαῖον ἐν τῇ αὐλῇ

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:14 - καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτὸν Ζωσαρα ἡ γυνὴ αὐτοῦ καὶ οἱ φίλοι κοπήτω σοι ξύλον πηχῶν πεντήκοντα ὄρθρου δὲ εἰπὸν τῷ βασιλεῖ καὶ κρεμασθήτω Μαρδοχαῖος ἐπὶ τοῦ ξύλου σὺ δὲ εἴσελθε εἰς τὴν δοχὴν σὺν τῷ βασιλεῖ καὶ εὐφραίνου καὶ ἤρεσεν G700 τὸ ῥῆμα τῷ Αμαν καὶ ἡτοιμάσθη τὸ ξύλον

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:10 - ἀρέσαι G700 ἄρα καὶ ἡ γυνή μου ἑτέρῳ τὰ δὲ νήπιά μου ταπεινωθείη

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:31 - (LXX 68:32)καὶ ἀρέσει G700 τῷ θεῷ ὑπὲρ μόσχον νέον κέρατα ἐκφέροντα καὶ ὁπλάς

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:21 - οὐκ ἀρέσει G700 τῷ δικαίῳ οὐδὲν ἄδικον οἱ δὲ ἀσεβεῖς πλησθήσονται κακῶν

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:18 - ὅτι ὄψεται κύριος καὶ οὐκ ἀρέσει G700 αὐτῷ καὶ ἀποστρέψει τὸν θυμὸν αὐτοῦ ἀπ᾽ αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 59:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:15 - καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια ἦρται καὶ μετέστησαν τὴν διάνοιαν τοῦ συνιέναι καὶ εἶδεν κύριος καὶ οὐκ ἤρεσεν G700 αὐτῷ ὅτι οὐκ ἦν κρίσις

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 18:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:4 - καὶ διέπεσεν τὸ ἀγγεῖον ὃ αὐτὸς ἐποίει ἐν ταῖς χερσὶν αὐτοῦ καὶ πάλιν αὐτὸς ἐποίησεν αὐτὸ ἀγγεῖον ἕτερον καθὼς ἤρεσεν G700 ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ τοῦ ποιῆσαι

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:2 - τὰ σημεῖα καὶ τὰ τέρατα ἃ ἐποίησεν μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ ὁ θεὸς ὁ ὕψιστος ἤρεσεν G700 ἐναντίον ἐμοῦ ἀναγγεῖλαι ὑμῖν

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:27 - διὰ τοῦτο βασιλεῦ ἡ βουλή μου ἀρεσάτω G700 σοι καὶ τὰς ἁμαρτίας σου ἐν ἐλεημοσύναις λύτρωσαι καὶ τὰς ἀδικίας σου ἐν οἰκτιρμοῖς πενήτων ἴσως ἔσται μακρόθυμος τοῖς παραπτώμασίν σου ὁ θεός

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:1 - (LXX 6:2)καὶ ἤρεσεν G700 ἐνώπιον Δαρείου καὶ κατέστησεν ἐπὶ τῆς βασιλείας σατράπας ἑκατὸν εἴκοσι τοῦ εἶναι αὐτοὺς ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ βασιλείᾳ αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:4 - (LXX 3:4)καὶ ἀρέσει G700 τῷ κυρίῳ θυσία Ιουδα καὶ Ιερουσαλημ καθὼς αἱ ἡμέραι τοῦ αἰῶνος καὶ καθὼς τὰ ἔτη τὰ ἔμπροσθεν
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