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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)
Dictionary Aids

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 - Look, I have two virgin daughters. Let me bring them out to you, and you can do with them as you wish. But please, leave these men alone, for they are my guests and are under my protection.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 20:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:15 - Then Abimelech said, “Look over my land and choose any place where you would like to live.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 34:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:18 - Hamor and his son Shechem agreed to their proposal.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:37

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:37 - Joseph’s suggestions were well received by Pharaoh and his officials.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 10:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 10:20 - And when Moses heard this, he was satisfied.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:34

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:34 - Then Balaam confessed to the angel of the LORD, “I have sinned. I didn’t realize you were standing in the road to block my way. I will return home if you are against my going.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:27

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:27 - Then King Balak said to Balaam, “Come, I will take you to one more place. Perhaps it will please God to let you curse them from there.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 36:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 36:6 - This is what the LORD commands concerning the daughters of Zelophehad: Let them marry anyone they like, as long as it is within their own ancestral tribe.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:23 - “This seemed like a good idea to me, so I chose twelve scouts, one from each of your tribes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 23:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:16 - Let them live among you in any town they choose, and do not oppress them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 9:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:25 - Now we are at your mercy—do to us whatever you think is right.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 22:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:30 - When Phinehas the priest and the leaders of the community—the heads of the clans of Israel—heard this from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, they were satisfied.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 22:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:33 - And all the Israelites were satisfied and praised God and spoke no more of war against Reuben and Gad.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 24:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:15 - But if you refuse to serve the LORD, then choose today whom you will serve. Would you prefer the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates? Or will it be the gods of the Amorites in whose land you now live? But as for me and my family, we will serve the LORD.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 10:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 10:15 - But the Israelites pleaded with the LORD and said, “We have sinned. Punish us as you see fit, only rescue us today from our enemies.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 14:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:1 - One day when Samson was in Timnah, one of the Philistine women caught his eye.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 14:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:3 - His father and mother objected. “Isn’t there even one woman in our tribe or among all the Israelites you could marry?” they asked. “Why must you go to the pagan Philistines to find a wife?”
But Samson told his father, “Get her for me! She looks good to me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 14:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:7 - When Samson arrived in Timnah, he talked with the woman and was very pleased with her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 21:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:14 - Then the men of Benjamin returned to their homes, and the 400 women of Jabesh-gilead who had been spared were given to them as wives. But there were not enough women for all of them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 3:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:19 - Abner also spoke with the men of Benjamin. Then he went to Hebron to tell David that all the people of Israel and Benjamin had agreed to support him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 3:36

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:36 - This pleased the people very much. In fact, everything the king did pleased them!

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 18:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:4 - “If you think that’s the best plan, I’ll do it,” the king answered. So he stood alongside the gate of the town as all the troops marched out in groups of hundreds and of thousands.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 3:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:10 - The Lord was pleased that Solomon had asked for wisdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 9:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:12 - But when Hiram came from Tyre to see the towns Solomon had given him, he was not at all pleased with them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 21:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:2 - One day Ahab said to Naboth, “Since your vineyard is so convenient to my palace, I would like to buy it to use as a vegetable garden. I will give you a better vineyard in exchange, or if you prefer, I will pay you for it.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 30:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:4 - This plan for keeping the Passover seemed right to the king and all the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:21 - The king and his nobles thought this made good sense, so he followed Memucan’s counsel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:4 - After that, the young woman who most pleases the king will be made queen instead of Vashti.” This advice was very appealing to the king, so he put the plan into effect.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:9 - Hegai was very impressed with Esther and treated her kindly. He quickly ordered a special menu for her and provided her with beauty treatments. He also assigned her seven maids specially chosen from the king’s palace, and he moved her and her maids into the best place in the harem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:13 - Then he added, “But this is all worth nothing as long as I see Mordecai the Jew just sitting there at the palace gate.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:14 - So Haman’s wife, Zeresh, and all his friends suggested, “Set up a sharpened pole that stands seventy-five feet[fn] tall, and in the morning ask the king to impale Mordecai on it. When this is done, you can go on your merry way to the banquet with the king.” This pleased Haman, and he ordered the pole set up.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:10 - then let my wife belong to[fn] another man;
let other men sleep with her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:31 - For this will please the LORD more than sacrificing cattle,
more than presenting a bull with its horns and hooves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:21 - No harm comes to the godly,
but the wicked have their fill of trouble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:18 - For the LORD will be displeased with you
and will turn his anger away from them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 59:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:15 - Yes, truth is gone,
and anyone who renounces evil is attacked.
The LORD looked and was displeased
to find there was no justice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 18:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:4 - But the jar he was making did not turn out as he had hoped, so he crushed it into a lump of clay again and started over.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:2 - “I want you all to know about the miraculous signs and wonders the Most High God has performed for me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:27 - “‘King Nebuchadnezzar, please accept my advice. Stop sinning and do what is right. Break from your wicked past and be merciful to the poor. Perhaps then you will continue to prosper.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:1 - [fn]Darius the Mede decided to divide the kingdom into 120 provinces, and he appointed a high officer to rule over each province.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:4 - Then once more the LORD will accept the offerings brought to him by the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as he did in the past.
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